How To Use Able In A Sentence

The buildings are usually gabled, with rows of tiles along the ridges of the roofs.
These observations will provide a valuable supplement to the simultaneous records of other expeditions, especially the British in McMurdo Sound and the German in Weddell Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys. The South Pole~ Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim
Within five years, a unified currency in 1933 the "central" issue of "legal tender" currency has been relatively stable, so Donglai Bank has to resume business.
Elisabeth found herself with a straggle of colonists in a mosquito-ridden, uncleared jungle where sandflies bored into the skin of the feet and the clay soil was so intractable that nothing would grow.
The residents are mostly impoverished families who survive by collecting recyclable garbage.

People at MSFC have told me over drinks that this study concluded that EELV are human ratable but they were going to do what Griffin wanted. Obama Policies on Transparency, Openness, and Participation - and NASA - NASA Watch
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I just know that one beer bash was fine, two was tolerable, and the third was just a way to eat up time on Memorial Day.
I am told that Ferguson has called me 'unsellable'. The Guardian World News
Note that you'll be able to find the demonstration projects themselves as open-source projects on the companion site to the column (see Resources).
Combine the corn with steamed green vegetables like asparagus and offer baked potatoes to ensure the children don't go hungry.
On the other hand, a blazer and slacks would probably be acceptable. Times, Sunday Times
But they have an undeniable gentleness and elephantine beauty about them, with their hanging folds of skin and ponderous outlook on life.
So, did it take a row over a ban on journalists to enable him to penetrate the secret that the regime is not a model of benignity?
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Everyone's at it - apart from a few notable and honourable exceptions. The Sun
The net result of all these changes is that schools should be able to deliver a better service to pupils.
If the indoor tables don't satisfy you, and if the weather is right, do ask for a table on the terrace.
Difficulties help to forge people into able folk.
A horizontal merger may enable the new entity to set price and output in the same manner as a single-firm monopolist, with the same consequences for consumer welfare.
The recession blindsided a lot of lawyers who had previously taken for granted their comfortable income.
Commander Laurel D' ken smiled wryly as the blue haired officer said to Allison, ‘We'll need to nursemaid them a bit but I think they'd be able to manage well enough.’
Once the coals are covered in a fur of white ash, start by barbecuing a few vegetables.
Jane's language skills enabled her to forge ahead on the career ladder.
We had engaged a very nice mare and stanhope, which we knew we could depend upon, when, the day before the race, the chestnut was declared lame, and not a presentable four-legged animal was to be hired in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846
an uncomfortable day in the hot sun
Marriage followed alongside a comfortable life on the cosy road to middle-class success.
The only people she would be able to talk to in English would be Ovidiu, and marginally to Rica with the broken language he was still trying to learn.
My store-bought long dresses are too "dressy" and made of rayon and other finer fabrics that are not suitable for housework. Sewing Simple Clothing
I still see Mr. Berman's portable shtender in the shul and I have to smile because I immediately see his warm gentle smile and think about how fortunate I was to have met your father.
He has received several teaching awards, as well as the unprecedented award of being ‘the most quotable professor’ by MathSoc.
He was an exceedingly capable and highly regarded individual. Times, Sunday Times
I mean they ought to be able to reflect on possible alternative views, and some do.
Although these vegetables adapt well to our temperate climate, they tend to crop poorly.
There are some trademark pieces - elegant-legged tables and high-quality marquetry - mixed in with contemporary designer furniture, antique shop finds and some very in-your-face art.
Update: BB commenter DHC says, It's worth noting that his is an outtake from a TV show that Warhol developed and aired on Manhattan cable. Boing Boing
He argues that the two main parties are no longer capable of holding together the divergent views within them. Times, Sunday Times
That these are things as silently present and inarguable as iron, or night. Times, Sunday Times
For high-definition video, the umi needs an Internet connection that can send, or upload, data at 1.5 megabits per second, higher than that of typical DSL or cable services. Cisco Launches 'Umi' Telepresence Box To Turn TVs Into Videophones
Both cultivars were clearly distinguishable on the dendrogram.
Such changeable weather can pose problems for wildlife. Times, Sunday Times
When fishing the ocean you need a good quality reel that is corrosion proof and fitted with a good quality and workable drag system that won't seize up when you hook that big one.
And Johnson has some advice for people aspiring to a comfortable living playing music: ‘I've set it in my mind that I will not jive anybody, and not be jived by anybody.’
The constable was on leave and wearing civilian clothes.
My eye caught sight of the great key, _Pakenham's key_, lying there on the table. 54-40 or Fight
High-frequency waves broadcast by the radar bounce off a person, scanning the in-and-out movement of the chest and more subtle, but also detectable, motion of the heartbeat against the chest wall.
While the alpine end of the sport needs only cold weather to produce skiable terrain, cross-country must have snow.
He is an honourable person respected and held in esteem by his colleagues.
Looking through the casement was the visage of the mariner, no longer stern, but moved with unutterable emotion, and tears, yes, tears trickling down his weather-beaten cheeks. Edward Barnett; a Neglected Child of South Carolina, Who Rose to Be a Peer of Great Britain,—and the Stormy Life of His Grandfather, Captain Williams or, The Earle's Victims: with an Account of the Terrible End of the Proud Earl De Montford, the Lamen
I don't otherwise want to move: I have a large place in a convenient location with reasonable rent that allows pets, which isn't easy to find.
Europe was last united in neolithic times, before the inseparable meshwork of land, people, community and trade separated into hierarchy, nations and cities.
Designed and built by hiveMODULAR partner Bryan Meyer and his wife, Anne Ryan, this little woodland getaway is a great example of how versatility makes small spaces livable. Jason Sahler | Inhabitat
In that time she accompanied members of the Royal Family on some unforgettable overseas tours.
The picture above demonstrates the details of a table cloth weaved with crochet hooks.
Offenders may be liable to a heavy fine.
Some find it repugnant, others see them as casualties in an undeclared war that is greatly preferable to the alternative of full-scale conflict. Times, Sunday Times
For example, I see in yonder cupboard near which you are standing, several of what you call boxes (but like everything else in Flatland, they have no tops nor bottoms) full of money; I see also two tablets of accounts. Flatland: a romance of many dimensions (Illustrated)
New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become. Kurt Vonnegut
That's pretty reasonable for being a motoring eco warrior. The Sun
The parable Jesus told about the prodigal son shows us what love means.
But the world is not full of exclusively charming and likeable people. The Sun
He warned others about the live electric cables as they climbed to safety.
For a diagnosis of brain stem death irremediable structural brain damage should be present.
What we need now is a recovery that is sustainable. The Sun
The amount of water which is suitable to drink is less and less.
Although I was already a fan of both authors, it was this curious title overlap that led me to snatch these two off the New Releases table at my local bookstore. Romi Lassally: My Literary Indiscretions
As the firm's engraver, he requires an artistic eye and a considerable amount of strength.
We'll fry anything - as long as it's fryable and edible, we'll make it deliciousable. Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
A recent issue of Gastroenterology reports on animal studies describing a swallowable capsule that can transmit video images as it travels through the small intestine.
Why aren't more different types of cars - namely hatchbacks, wagons and microcars - more readily available in the U.S.?
Advertisers pretending to be private individuals will be liable to prosecution.
She tells me there are three deals on the table for the biopic movie of her life. Times, Sunday Times
He said the unsayable and the unthinkable but with a twinkle. Times, Sunday Times
Some people prefer a single syllable such as "peace", as it is easier to chant. Coping with Stress at Work
‘I find most skeptics to be incurable optimists,’ Hyde continues.
These same people also routinely said they felt comfortable with Bush as a leader with values and dignity.
These creatures have the reputation of being smelly, vicious, spiteful and unreliable.
Evidentally, this is an effective way for her to keep herself calm because she is easily excitable.
This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint.
Genetic factors, scientists believe, account for 70% of cocaine addiction, making it as heritable as schizophrenia and other mental health conditions.
The invention concerns a cable drum having a non-cylindrical profile of its outer surface and the use of this cable drum in a window regulator system, particularly in a vehicle.
No reasonable person wants animals to suffer. Times, Sunday Times
Kij: Nice to see Dream-Quest receive such prominence with that fantastic Gervasio Gallardo cover, inseparable from the contents thanks to childhood associations very similar to yours. MIND MELD: Books That Hold Special Places in Our Hearts and On Our Shelves
Much derided, but with an unenviable job. Times, Sunday Times
So, what makes a map desirable? Times, Sunday Times
Alimony (also called spousal support) is tax deductible to the payor and taxable income to the payee. How To Make Divorce Less Taxing
Numerous small contributions soon bulk up into a considerable sum.
Convenience is, however, in all affairs of life, an execrable test of value.
But of time and of becoming shall the best similes speak: a praise shall they be, and a justification of all perishableness! Thus spake Zarathustra; A book for all and none
She arranged for a sizeable loan from the temple based on her deposits there and then purchased a great store of corn from the temple granaries.
On Friday, we thought we'd try lunch at the Stag and Hounds in Binfield, but there wasn't a table free, so we'd headed back homewards and went to the poshest place in the village.
Furthermore, in order to assess the special disability and whether there has been unconscionable conduct, it is essential to also examine the actual actions of those against whom that conduct is impugned.
Packed with the same computing power as some laptops, wearables are still too expensive for average consumers.
To Lucien, loyalty to France is non-negotiable.
Could the hearts of kings and the counsels of cabinets be known with that literal exactness which is so desirable in politics, and yet so unattainable, we should probably find that Prussia's apparent readiness to lead Germany was owing to her determination that German armies should be led nowhere to the assistance of Austria. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861
She's stopped talking except for monosyllables.
We now read that men are to be targeted with a range of pink summer wearables by the high-street fashion chains 'cashing in' on the growing phenomenon of ' metrosexuality.
State officials retained considerable economic control and allowed uneconomic factories and mines to continue operating.
Alex's is predestined, of course, and lucky for him he's able to stand up to it. THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
Shakedown analysis is a method which can be used to research the elastoplastic behavior of a structure under variable repeated loads that exceed the structure′s elastic limit load.
The imbalance in the number of girls and boys of marriageable age is not the only cause of these social changes, and it will not persist for long.
The pain is as unbearable as it was a year ago. Times, Sunday Times
The family is the one place that should be a guarantee of safety to its members, especially its most vulnerable members, and this legislation goes part-way towards trying to define that and to defend that right.
Pressure difference adhesion and a kinetic pectoral girdle thus allow the clingfish to exploit a food resource unavailable to many other predators.
You can stoke his silicon chest and pinch his squeezable bum - it may be the closest you ever get to doing it.
So I stare down at the pool table and pretend to study my opponent's next move.
You may not be able to hurry love, but it seems you can speed up divorce proceedings with the push of a button. Times, Sunday Times
Together, they were able to mollify workers and quietly implement the destruction of thousands of jobs.
Lime hawk moth moth is named after the hawk because it capable of powerful, long- distance flight. Times, Sunday Times
The transitional zones between low backgrounds of W Mo group elements and iron group and chalcophile elements are the favorable enriched zones of uranium deposits.
This makes is seem inevitable that the scanning device which supposedly generates higher-order experiences of our first-order visual experience would have to be almost as sophisticated and complex as the visual system itself.
Cover images were pin-ups for the people, available on newsstands everywhere.
His assistant, a pretty young woman, is bright, very capable, and eager to help.
The region has many deposits of valuable oil.
Searle wants to deny that collective intentions are analyzable in terms of singular intentions, but he also wants (and in my view with better reasons) to deny that there are collective spirits or other mysterious creations.
It has also been claimed that part or all of the device's memory can be mounted on a host computer's desktop as a removable storage device.
Rack mounted systems are much more interchangeable and the casing lasts forever.
In a healthy pregnancy, cells that come from the embryo's placenta-called trophoblast cells-move into the walls of the uterus and help to open up maternal arteries, thereby increasing the available blood and nutrient supply. Slate Articles
The undulating holloway, which has itself sunk through the steady erosion of cartwheels and hooves up to fifteen feet beneath the hillside, translates you from the present into an earlier era when John Nash carved out his woodcuts in English boxwood at the kitchen table under a single lamp-bulb and cultivated the half-wild garden. Wildwood
We may still be able to save Las Vegas, as it is encysted by libertarian Nevada... but San Francisco, I fear, is already seething with the RED VIRUS, which has spread to it's outer "Bay Area" provinces, such as Mountain View and other Silicon Valley cities. Obama's Commie Mama
These were monitoring variables like humidity and temperature, information that is invaluable to the horticulturalists attempting to propagate the trees.
Of course, you would expect it to be damp in those parts of the Highlands which the Camanachd Association holds as its fiefdom and indeed shinty has suffered in recent weeks with matches being cancelled due to unplayable pitches.
Unless you've been hiding under an unfashionable rock for the past year, you'll have the word camel firmly rooted in your fashionista lexicon. Philippa Young: Camel: It Doesn't Matter if You're Black or White
Rupert Grint is adorable as a wuss (his sleeptalking "tapdancing spiders" bit? so funny). Evolver Diary Entry
Remove the meat and vegetables from the pan and serve together. Times, Sunday Times
We spent them and traded them and frittered them away on drink and food and pleasurable company.
Eventually almost all postwar writers whose work departs significantly from convention have come to be labeled "postmodernist," a term that has definable meaning but that also has been used as an aid in this lashing-out, a way to further disparage such writers both by lumping them together indiscriminately and by identifying their work as just another participant in literary fashion. Postmodernism
A week-long state of emergency was declared, and the protests were forcibly suppressed with considerable loss of life.
History will tell whether those responsible will be held accountable for their crimes.
His servants cooked up a delectable churrasco.
But I am uncomfortable with the way he talks me into buying and wearing the costumes. The Sun
To acidify soil, sprinkle two tablespoons of aluminum phosphate or sulfur around the shrubs in early fall.
After just the right wait, they arrived, each accompanied by a side dish of steamed vegetables.
A tanka is a 31 syllable poem that pre-dates the Haiku. BC Bloggers
The lower mandible, which is powerful, and is indented at its point to receive the hook, has a very sharp edge, which, with that of the upper mandible, constitutes a pair of formidable shears. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891
When the matador realises the bull is weak and unable to charge much longer he will reach for his killing sword and seek to manoeuvre it directly in front of him with its head down, so that he can administer the death stroke.
Tennis or no tennis, we thought it was a perfectly enjoyable playdate. Times, Sunday Times
The light, a single bulb in an ethnic basket, was suspended from the ceiling and lit just the table.
It's not possible or desirable to build enough roads for free-flowing traffic. Times, Sunday Times
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The only use he serves as a coach is that his nose just about crosses the touchline when he's sat in the dugout, so there's every chance he'll be able to trip up a tricky winger with his conk.
Service is impeccable, as one would expect from a five-star hotel.
One table had an older family, taking a break from cooking at home.
Impacts may create undetectable cracks that, because of the continuous loads, could result in structural damage.
My garden had become a veritable jungle by the time I came back from holiday.
Aliquots were withdrawn at the indicated times, the viable titer was determined, and the percentage of survivors was calculated.
Gamers familiar with some tracks will easily be able to pick out certain landmarks or other features from their real-life counterparts.
It was a singular, unpreventable event that has unfairly tarred all businesses.
The tuck shop has gone and sweets are not available on site. Times, Sunday Times
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In some present-day music the individual syllables of words are used primarily for their sound quality and seem disconnected from the rest of the text.
That Constellation would not sign a power purchase agreement for its own reactor is a stunning admission that atomic energy cannot compete with natural gas or renewables. Harvey Wasserman: Nuke "Renaissance" Leaps off Calvert Cliffs
When the cupel shows signs of the presence of these metals in objectionable quantity, it is well to repeat the assay and scorify so as to remove them before cupellation. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.
This period provided a favourable environment for the spread of communism.
My Mom took a job as a nursing orderly in a mental hospital where sleeping pills and tranquillisers were easily obtainable.
Such a usage is ethically unacceptable, politically manipulative and decidedly unhistorical.
John Sayles is often hailed as the king of independent cinema, so it is little wonder that his latest movie, Silver City, was able to attract such a mouth-watering cast.
The adults' menu may feature grilled shrimp, charbroiled chicken, sautéed vegetables, and salads galore.
These people write reasonable, well-balanced letters, disclaim any belief in racialism, and back up everything they say with copious instances. As I Please
The logo has to be big enough to be readable from a distance (10-15 feet, say). Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Would you like to give me some stylistic feedback?
But decades of research have gone by and scientists remain incapable of creating a sustainable fusion reaction that could be used to create reliable power.
Americans are sociable and gregarious
As it was evident he was in no mood for converse, Sybil, who seemed to exercise considerable authority over the crew, with a word dispersed them, and they herded back to their respective habitations. Rookwood
Beneath the third was a vast treasure which the emperor then used for charitable purposes.
In fairness to Mr Wilkins, had he disputed that it would have been unarguable.
One of the problems with this kind of pricing is that it has a tendency to hammer the less profitable stores or chains, such as Borders. September « 2009 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website
The new divide is between us and the unemployables.
The best defensive spell available to a Sorceress is manifest in this formidable armor.
To my mind, Tom Hank's Forrest Gump is a Walter Mitty , for he sometimes was a Vietnamese War hero and later a table tennis diplomat between America and China.
There were old people coming to her premises by car who were not able to park outside her shop because of the taxi ranks.
The best wine vinegar may be made from either white or red wine, the latter having an agreeable mellow taste.
Non-selective NSAID therapy may be appropriate for chronic pain management in aspirin users given that suitable GI prophylactic measures are utilized in high-risk patients.
This scheme enables you to budget the cost through fixed monthly payments.
And because tools were indispensable, they argued that capital was indispensable. Property and Prophets: The Evolution of Economic Institutions and Ideologies
What are you able to provide as a surety that you will repay the loan?
I will be house and dog sitting again for the rest of the weekend, so I don't know how much I will be able to check emails.
They will certainly enjoy some respite from the negative headlines which have been barracking them in recent weeks, which maybe renders the result palatable for all.
He may also be able to find a sublet, many of the med students go home for the summer, so he may be able to find a furnished room/apartment for cheap.
They are happening in a system that's constantly working to full capacity, massively understaffed and unable to cope with the impact of cuts to social care. Times, Sunday Times
Despite having all the appropriate authorisations in their possession, they were unable to produce the program for which they had travelled to the country.
The difference in turn-on time would generally not be noticeable for standard household incandescent bulbs, since they turn on very quickly.
A separable reinforced concrete numerical model and fluid-solid interconnection method were used to predict the development of surface bulge in LS-DYNA.
He might have caused a storm in a teacup in the corridors of the Westminster press lobby as journalists squabbled over who had the story, whether it was attributable and who had told The Sun anyway.
The artificial DNA might be applied to a future extra cellular genetic system with information storage and amplifiable abilities. Artificial DNA Created
In 1672, when Mars was in the vicinity of the three Psi stars of Aquarius, the time was ripe for obtaining the first reliable parallax of Mars.
But a family planning a wedding reception would be able to claim exemption from import duty.
Allow the soup to sit for at least half an hour and then strain out all the vegetables to leave a clear broth. Times, Sunday Times
The term "gentilhomme" is so liable to be confounded with "gentleman" that it needs explaining, for, despite the similarity of derivation, no two words can be more distinct. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876
He always talks about her to me, and I feel so uncomfortable and miserable.
Gadafy's striking non-endorsement of the Democratic candidate focused in part on Obama's pledge of "unshakeable" support for Israel, which caused dismay, if not surprise, across the Arab and Muslim worlds last week. Obama Taking Over Democratic National Committee Partly To Avoid Kerry's Fate
I do not know if that linkage can be proven, but my guess is the fee was the result of a number of actions that Harding took, over a period of years, which were favorable to Hevesi. Henry J. Stern: Betrayal of the Public Trust
A short umbilical cable rolled out with the rocket which was fired by electrical impulse, breaking the cord.
It was a responsible situation he felt for a boy of thirteen, and he meant to do his very best to keep it now that he had been lucky enough to get it; in the far-off future, too, he saw himself no longer the van-boy, but in the proud position now occupied by Joshua as driver, and this he considered, though a lofty, was by no means an unreasonable ambition. Our Frank and other stories
A delectable path, for example, runs up behind the cemetery, bordered by butterfly orchids and lithospermum and aristolochia and other plants worthy of better names; it winds aloft, under shady chestnuts, with views on either side. Alone
They are unable to distinguish between culture and religions.
It is well known that if a trait is heritable, the easiest and most practical way to change the trait in a herd of cattle is through selection of the sire.
You have both let your wife down in the worst way imaginable. The Sun
A log cabin, and, occasionally, a stable and corn-crib, and a field of a dozen acres, the timber girdled or "deadened," and fenced, are enough for his occupancy. The Frontier in American History
Civilisation as we know it today can only lead to an increasingly unjust, and inequitable, distribution of power across the globe.
But the settlements prevailed, delusory shortcuts to a palpable proof that the Jewish people were truly blessed by God. The Chosen Peoples

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