Example sentences of "are [adj] to [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | The physical survival of computer discs , and of the hardware and software appropriate to reading them , has been tackled by other organisations , including the Public Record Office , and we are grateful to be able to draw on their experience . |
| 2 | The Cornish are fortunate to be able to paint their regional discontents in the attractive colours of Celtic tradition , which makes them so much more visible , even though it leads some of them to reinvent a language not spoken for 200 years , and even though the only popular public tradition with genuine roots in the country is Wesleyan Methodism . |
| 3 | HCI has negotiated special rates for single guests and selected Clubs throughout this brochure , and we are delighted to be able to pass this benefit on to you . |
| 4 | Divisional Manager , Brian Walker ( pictured left ) said : ‘ Southern Electric are delighted to be able to help young people , who are striving to overcome disabilities and to gain their independence . |
| 5 | A member of the community council , Mary Catherine Heaney , said : ‘ We are delighted to be able to raise our glasses , legally for the first time , to drink the health of the President . ’ |
| 6 | Peter Rosie , Wimpey Plant & Transport manager says : ‘ We are delighted to be able to help in this important education liaison project . |
| 7 | They may have to act on the spur of the moment and have no time to reflect and be bound , therefore , to arrest to prevent escape ; but where there is no danger of the person who has ex hypothesi aroused their suspicion that he probably is an ‘ offender ’ attempting to escape , they should make all presently practicable enquiries from persons present or immediately accessible who are likely to be able to answer their enquiries forthwith . |
| 8 | Such applicants may be asked to take a test or take part in some other selection procedure to assess whether they are likely to be able to cope with the work expected of a university student . |
| 9 | Again , unions in conjunction with employers are likely to be able to find answers to the access-to-cash problem . |
| 10 | Employers ' and parents interpretations may diverge even more widely , particularly as the level of detail these groups are likely to be able or willing to handle will be broader than that used by teachers . |
| 11 | Users are likely to be able to lead the process of innovation whenever they perceive their own needs more clearly than other firms do , and whenever they can appropriate most of the benefits from innovation . |
| 12 | A. You can get advice from a building society , a bank manager , a local authority , or a new town development corporation about how large a mortgage they are likely to be able to give you . |
| 13 | Concern for the physical welfare of the police and the person resisting ( since the police are likely to be able to muster the greater force ultimately ) both dictate that a point must arise at which further resistance is not only unwise but improper . |
| 14 | Pupils are likely to be able to make more sense of symbolism if some work on metaphor is done from an early age . |
| 15 | From the heights of Foel-cwmcerwyn , just to the east , you are supposed to be able to see Exmoor , Snowdonia and the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland . |
| 16 | People in my trade are supposed to be able to help , but I 've only been able to come up with the old platitude : ‘ Do n't buy a £500 car from a dealer because you 'll only get £100 worth of vehicle — the rest will be profit . ’ |
| 17 | We are supposed to be able to turn the silver piece round , so that the plain side of the work is towards us , allowing the needles to lie in the grooves on the underside of the garter bar and replace the stitches on the needles . |
| 18 | In these ways , and in certain others of less importance which will be referred to briefly , members and the public ( which , for practical purposes , means creditors and others who may subsequently have dealings with the company and become its members or creditors ) are supposed to be able to obtain the information which they need to make an intelligent appraisal of their risks , and to decide when and how to exercise the rights and remedies which the law affords them . |
| 19 | We in the armed forces are privileged to be able to use an ideal environment to assess leadership potential and the ability to work as a team . |
| 20 | You are privileged to be able to witness our ritual . |
| 21 | A defence spokesman said : ‘ We are glad to be able to confirm at the request of the United States that the UK will participate in the operation . ’ |
| 22 | By way of follow-up we are glad to be able to print an appreciation of cricket 's favourite communicator by another who knew him very well , former Guardian sports editor John Samuel |
| 23 | They are unlikely to be able to give children the stable emotional background , the consistent combination of love and firmness , which are more important than riches . |
| 24 | Alternatively , the tests can be carried out free on the NHS , and although the NHS clinics and hospitals are unlikely to be able to provide an answer within one month , Mr Goswamy believes that , with proper organisation , a three month programme should be possible on the NHS . |
| 25 | In Britain , the tits you see will be blue tits , great tits , coal tits , crested tits , marsh tits , or willow tits ( to be fair , you are unlikely to be able to distinguish the latter two unless you listen to their calls and songs ) . |
| 26 | Economic strength is the reason : unless you have German approval on a product , you are unlikely to be able to sell in Germany , as the current hallmarking debate shows . |
| 27 | The CAB has become quite used to responding to emergencies , so when a bureau is alerted to an impending crisis and the clients are unlikely to be able to visit the bureau , the workers go out to the clients . |
| 28 | On the contrary , the learning process is very time consuming and most volunteers are unlikely to be able to concentrate on acquiring new computer skills which may be only peripheral to the immediate problem of interviewing clients . |
| 29 | If you take an instant dislike to a particular hypnotherapist , or if you feel that you are unlikely to be able to establish any rapport with him , then he is not the one for you and any treatment would be unlikely to succeed . |
| 30 | ‘ Non-German bond yields are unlikely to be able to undercut their DM counterpart , and with plenty of supply on the way , the floor will not come down too quickly . ’ |