Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] to be able " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means that actors are expected to be able to control any regional or foreign accent which is natural to them , and deliver a text in what may best be called ‘ the classical style ’ . |
| 2 | Workers are expected to be able to deal with a range of tasks and managers to be able to respond to immediate changes in demand . |
| 3 | The three services differ in their ‘ substitutability ’ — that is , the degree to which informal carers ( other household members , relatives , and friends ) are expected to be able to substitute for the services which might be provided by formal carers ( paid professionals ) ( Arber et al. |
| 4 | Personal computer and workstation manufacturers are expected to be able to use the board to build powerful file servers in the $10,000 price bracket . |
| 5 | USL declined to reveal pricing until Univel Inc — joint-owned by USL and Novell Inc — rolls out the end-user shrink-wrapped Unixware version in September-October , but as Unigram reported last week ( UX No 389 ) , OEMs are expected to be able to get it out of the door for around $350 . |
| 6 | More generally , the fact that literary studies is sometimes thought of as a general training in thinking and writing means that you are expected to be able to control how you write — in particular , that you are able consistently to use a particular appropriate register . |
| 7 | The three VAX servers are said to be able to cope with 1,000 transactions an hour , though so far they have been tested to only a few percent of their capacity . |
| 8 | So it is by no means impossible that the kraken and the other legendary sea monsters that are said to be able to rise from the deep and wrap ships in their tentacles , really exist . |
| 9 | The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has been asked to look at the allegations and to arrange for certain persons who are said to be able to shed new light on the case to be interviewed . |
| 10 | Erm as with many , many parts of the Gospel you 're expected you 're expected to be able to look more deeply than on the surface . |
| 11 | They 're bound to be able to help . ’ |
| 12 | Often the attraction of broader approaches like counselling is that they are thought to be able to tackle many massive problems at the same time . |
| 13 | River insects develop wings in the last stage of their life cycle , and dragonflies are known to be able to fly many miles . |
| 14 | In most species of birds , a male reared apart from other singing males will not develop a proper song at all ; this is not true of simple bird sounds , such as the cock crow , but no ‘ song birds ’ are known to be able to develop their elaborate songs in isolation . |
| 15 | Some frugivorous birds that have been tested ( four species of tanager , which crush fruit ) are known to be able to detect differences in sugar contents of 8,10 and 12% in their diets and prefer the sweetest , though it must be pointed out that others like manikins , which swallow fruits whole , are less sensitive to sugar content . |
| 16 | Women are presumed to be able to cope domestically in circumstances where men are presumed to be unable to manage : they can cook , clean and care for themselves even if they are physically impaired ( Wenger , 1984 ) . |