Example sentences of "it [modal v] be able [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , it may be able to muster enough support from SeaCo shareholders to halt the current disposal of assets by Mr Sherwood for its bid with Stena to be fully considered . |
| 2 | The widget-making company may increase the amount it pays the remaining workers ; it may reduce the price of widgets ( or not increase it as fast as prices in general rise ) ; and it may be able to retain some of the saving as increased profits . |
| 3 | Then it may be able to grasp the nettles of boundaries and ethos and see them as secondary . |
| 4 | Similarly , those insects possessing an ability to see things through infrared or heat emissions are in an interesting position , for while we humans perceive airborne molecular vibrations as sound , such a creature would have no need of ears , though many do possess excellent hearing , for it may be able to see some airborne vibrations as molecular agitations or patterns . |
| 5 | It may be able to access Expanded RAM , given the right hardware , but it certainly ca n't access Extended memory . |
| 6 | Then it may be able to form a national strategy to match the vision . |
| 7 | It may be able to replace the funds it has lost by borrowing from other parts of the non-bank private sector , but if it fails , then it will have to resort to residual finance from the monetary sector . |
| 8 | It may be able to detect the entire NCSA virus library , but it 's still oblivious to some viruses that have been common knowledge for many months . |
| 9 | If a court feels that a particular act which is not authorized by statute requires positive legal authorization , it may be able to achieve this by extending an existing prerogative power into a new area . |
| 10 | Oct-11 can bind to an octamer site , in vitro , suggesting that in vivo it may be able to interact with similar target genes as Oct-1 and Oct-2 . |
| 11 | Moreover , where a pension fund is in surplus it may be able to absorb the impact of this change in dividend credits . |
| 12 | However , this point should not be taken to imply that the burden can be effectively discharged by the voluntary sector , even though it may be able to make a useful contribution to meeting these needs . |
| 13 | Reading a chapter in a book wo n't give you either of these , but it may be able to offer you some explanations , understanding and suggestions for further development . |
| 14 | But if your company has retained a good deal of discretion on key matters , it may be able to impose major changes on your working life without giving rise to a constructive dismissal claim . |
| 15 | Sources within TRT said it was considering whether apply for a licence of its own , but it is not certain that the company will actually need one : it may be able to operate under the Worldcom licence — assuming that IDB 's acquisition goes through , TRT and Worldcom will share the same parent . |
| 16 | Second , the firm with the smaller financial backing will be the first to crack , even though it may be able to produce at slightly lower cost than its richer rival . |
| 17 | So it should be able to sort it out . |
| 18 | AT&T Co 's equipment leasing and finance subsidiary , AT&T Capital Corp , has restructured as part of an ongoing process to become more financially independent : it formed a subsidiary that will keep the AT&T Capital name and continue to conduct most of its current businesses , and plans an initial public stock offering this year , the aim being that it should be able to issue debt independent of AT&T support ; as part of the restructuring , AT&T has guaranteed the debt outstanding as of March 31 of AT&T Capital and AT&T Credit , but the support agreement with AT&T Capital was terminated as from yesterday ; AT&T retains AT&T Capital 's Lease Finance assets , consisting primarily of equity interests in project finance transactions and leveraged aircraft leases , the company said . |
| 19 | If they are not , then the purchaser should argue that it should be able to enforce warranties against the vendor for such matters for which the vendor may subsequently be able to enforce ( via its own warranties ) against the third party who originally sold to the vendor . |
| 20 | It is essential for quantum theory that it should be able to annex to itself the triumphs of its predecessor . |
| 21 | If the industry does not want to have any exemptions from the levy , it should be able to undertake such a policy in partnership with Government and the TECs . |
| 22 | And he is optimistic that Customer Systems , and the wholesale finance arm in particular , will benefit from this penetration overseas — it should be able to generate business on the back of existing contracts , he reckons . |
| 23 | China , whilst approving the airport plan in principle , had been insistent that it should be able to set its own terms for the size and financing of the project . |
| 24 | The memorandum was widely seen as a victory for the Chinese side in the negotiations , with the UK effectively agreeing to Chinese demands that it should be able to set its own terms for the size and financing of the project . |
| 25 | After all , if it is any good it should be able to do its job without further help . |
| 26 | I mean if the government is er taxing and pr channelled that money properly then it should be able to do the job of private investors |
| 27 | It should be able to rectify or modify legislation , and in some cases should be able to initiate it . |
| 28 | The Bank , in pursuance of its functions under the Act of 1987 , is concerned that it should be able to assist overseas supervisors for the purposes set out above . |
| 29 | It should be able to handle all spent fuel from the AGR programme up to 1997 and any PWR fuel — from Sizewell and the proposed Hinckley Point reactor — produced up to 1995 . |
| 30 | If IBM 's domestic operations have finally been pared down far enough to permit the company once again to grow and prosper , it should be able to export its success , ameliorating its problems in key foreign markets . |