Able
Meanings and phrases
able
- (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- have the skills and qualifications to do things well; capable
- having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
- having a strong healthy body; able-bodied
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- She was not able to compete again until May 2015.
- Gurgel was not able to compete in an open market.
- This gun is not able to be mounted on sledge mounts.
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- She will not be able to seek parole again until 2026.
- Jane says he will not be able to move on until Red John is dead.
- You will not be able to look away."
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- And he may be able to get along without the money."
- They were not able to get the right to compete.
- They were able to get the half-key from Nancy.
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- Because I should have been able to make it happen.
- He was also able to make the All-SEC freshman team.
- But, Lilith was able to make a bargain with Elijah.
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- As Poitrine, she is able to use magic and use the .
- Anup is able to use his Sonic Stunner and escape.
- They are able to use a sliding seat in their boats."
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- He was later able to take some law school classes.
- And he’s able to take anyone on with just one hand!"
- Despite the hardship, he was able to take art lessons.
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- During that time, he was only able to study part-time.
- Maximus was only able to collect $162,000.
- DXA is only able to provide the areal bone mineral density.
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- She was able to play pennant bowls with sighted bowlers.
- He is also able to play in central midfield.
- Visitors were able to play smaller drums.
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- However, she was able to return in nine months.
- She was able to return home just twice a year.
- In 1949 he was able to return to West Germany.
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- However, he is not able to see only one future, but several.
- As a psychologist, Norman is able to see through the illusion.
- From such a distance he would not have been able to see any detail."
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- Davey is then able to find another $1,000 money flag.
- Meanwhile, Carol is able to find Henry fending off walkers.
- A student will be able to find itself an internship provider.
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- It's my worst nightmare not being able to hear.
- Paige's voice ended up worse with her not being able to talk at all.
- This led to Denel not being able to pay staff and company pensioners.
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- Fletcher and Jaffe are able to escape captivity.
- The victim was able to escape unscathed by screaming.
- The girl is able to escape undetected from the house.
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- DXA is only able to provide the areal bone mineral density.
- 213 was able to provide relief cover.
- These "o-chum"s were able to provide housing to a family of six.
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- Would they be able to reach "Shyamol Chhaya"?
- She was damaged, but not sunk, and was able to reach port.
- Some 20 or 30 Jews were able to reach the forest that night.
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- So far seven players have been able to win the award twice.
- The Middle Party was able to win one seat in the House of Representatives.
- The bid team that he was part of were able to win a licence for ZiFM Stereo.
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- Later the stadium was able to hold only 4,000 people.
- The new garage is able to hold over 350 buses.
- The building was able to hold 340,000 people.
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- Cave fish and surface fish are able to produce fertile offspring.
- Only Nathan Astle was able to produce a big score, finishing on 109.
- Despite this, the group was able to produce a number of collaborative works.
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- "And I told them I wasn't able to move to Orange County.
- She was able to move at 3 knots breaking 1.5 meters of ice.
- The player is able to move within a straight line on a 3D arena.
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- "Houston" was able to continue service with the ABDA fleet.
- She never knew if she would be able to continue going to school.
- He was not able to continue and Monaco was disqualified as a result.
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- It was also able to keep him afloat when in water.
- They were able to keep it due to the Treaty of Versailles.
- The Khaldis however were able to keep control of their land.
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- He was able to obtain an eight album deal from the label.
- By mid-1942, the RAAF was able to obtain some USAAF replacement shipments.
- Eventually, he contacted the photographer and was able to obtain a specimen.
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- Hassan likes Shafaq but is never able to tell anyone.
- The Romans were never able to entirely subject Vasconia.
- Conrad later said he was never able to collect the money.
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- Neither party was able to secure seats in either legislature.
- He was tried and imprisoned, but was able to secure his release.
- Bender was able to secure a guillotine choke at 3:42 of the first round.
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- Even after Wyrmroost, Seth is still able to laugh.
- About 55 of the airplanes were still able to fly at that time.
- Some meetings were still able to be held during the occupation.
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- Many viewers were no longer able to receive CFJP.
- He felt no longer able to serve the military in any aspect.
- Around 12 o'clock, Somervell was no longer able to climb higher.
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- But so far we have not been able to arrest them.
- Maskaev had not been able to really hurt Peter.
- She had not been able to consult with lawyers.
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- It also was able to work closely with other tanks.
- That's why I was able to work every other day.
- Nevertheless, the 132nd Infantry Division was able to work its way up to the river.
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- in a rematch and is able to defeat and kill J.D.
- He later encounters Dmitrii and is able to defeat him.
- Su was subsequently able to defeat and capture Ashina Helu.
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- In addition, it was able to maintain pregnancy in animals.
- For several months, the French were able to maintain themselves.
- Nevertheless, the SPD was able to maintain its absolute majority.
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- In two months SILENT was ready and able to perform.
- The player is able to perform melodies based on several ragas.
- Devotees are able to perform archanai by the priest thereafter.
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- Many viewers were no longer able to receive CFJP.
- He felt no longer able to serve the military in any aspect.
- Around 12 o'clock, Somervell was no longer able to climb higher.
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- Painman is also able to create dummies of himself.
- His goal is to one day be able to create a clone of a woolly mammoth.
- However, before she died, the daughter was able to create the cursed video.
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- A feat which they were not supposed to be able to achieve!
- The conference was not able to achieve a legally binding agreement.
- The best place the club were able to achieve during the decade was third in 1974–75.
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- Julie strokes his hair, finally able to tell him that she loved him.
- Years later, Pinal was finally able to do it in Mexico with another director.
- On 10 March, he was finally able to scupper the royalist forces at Zacatepec.
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- The winners are able to gain the sonic stunner.
- She was able to gain admission to Brigham Young University.
- In 1962, Burtin was able to gain Eastman Kodak as another major client.
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- Later-model Canberras would be able to carry both.
- These ships were able to carry over 100 tons of goods.
- Each ship will therefore be able to carry 32 ESSM missiles.
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- The archaeologists were able to identify at least 30 tombs.
- They were quickly able to identify William Hance and arrest him.
- She is able to identify these workers through the detection of pheromones.
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- Ranchod is able to bring Abha and Karan back together.
- The development team was able to bring Giles Martin aboard as the game's music producer.
- The company doubled in size by 1932 and was able to bring the first natural gas to Minnesota.
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- Jim is also able to speak and appears to know their location.
- Neither was able to speak; they returned to her home in silence.
- She was able to speak Russian, French and English fluently as an adult.
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- Alpha Delta Theta was not able to survive the 1930s.
- They are able to survive in the superheated and sulfurous water.
- He was a premature baby but was able to survive his early childhood.
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- Two days later both vessels were able to enter Port Jackson.
- From there Yuri was able to enter Moscow State University in 1953.
- Film cameras were able to enter almost every aspect of Polish life.
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- "I was surprised we weren't able to run the ball better."
- Memory-expanded and MMU-equipped Dragons are able to run OS-9 Level 2.
- The emulator was simple, but it was able to run games such as Donkey Kong.
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- She assumes that Mishti will be able to convince Leo to sell.
- Bill refuses at first, but Dodo is able to convince him otherwise.
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- Du Bois died before being able to complete his work.
- Panchayats were able to complete the tasks in two/three meetings.
- Haben is able to complete the sequence quickly and gain the glasses.
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- They were eventually able to capture 14 Mauser rifles.
- In 1994 he was able to capture the title by outpointing Jesse James Leija.
- Lee was not able to capture the men in the redoubt and left the next morning.
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- She was not able to compete again until May 2015.
- Gurgel was not able to compete in an open market.
- This classification has been able to compete at different skiing competitions.
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- Davey is then able to find another $1,000 money flag.
- The psychiatrist is then able to recommend Profile 21.
- He was then able to begin the reconstruction of the city.
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- No plants had been able to establish themselves there.
- Ubaid Allah, in the meantime, was able to establish friendly relations with Amir.
- Italy was one of the countries that was able to establish diplomatic relations with Azerbaijan.
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- Troy was able to control the marine traffic entering this vital waterway.
- The shah expected to be able to control legislation by influencing the Senate.
- A central Capture server is able to control numerous clients across a network.
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- Approximately 79% of Cambodians are able to read Khmer.
- He maintained a large repertoire without being able to read music.
- Some versions of the drive were also able to read Travan-type tapes.
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- Following this he was able to give up his job.
- No international power was able to give the necessary support.
- Therefore, Atha was able to give a very natural, realistic performance.
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- Percy is able to help out a friend – by accident.
- Krishna agrees to be the coach and is able to help the team.
- Gill and Nina realize John is in trouble but are not able to help him.
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- Students are able to attend Orleans Parish School Board schools.
- She worked “day and night” and was able to attend to 120 soldiers in one day.
- He is able to attend office, make his own decisions and understand everything.
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- The Association is able to meet its objectives through a number of organs.
- Nevertheless, SES-14 is still expected to be able to meet the designed lifetime.
- Through Rinaldo, Ingram was able to meet and study with Bobby Shew and Laroon Holt.
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- all that are able to go forth to war in Israel."
- How many kids are going to be able to go to college because of this?
- This new equipment would be able to go and hold at least 78 passengers.
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- There they were able to recover 40 chests, worth about £40,000.
- She observed "we were not in a good mood, but we were able to recover."
- Police were able to recover images and videos, some of which had been deleted.
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- Only the most determined explorer will be able to access the secluded bay.
- Performers were able to access areas with pool tables, bean bags and a bar.
- The unit is normally positioned so the public are able to access the vehicle.
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- The foot is thick and fleshy and well able to support the light shell.
- It occupies an area of and is able to support around 20,000 head of cattle.
- Some of the teachers were able to support talented students by paying their expenses.
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- Tobias arrives at the home and is able to save Bill.
- He is able to save the child, but not the woman.
- "Susan" was able to save "Countess"s crew.
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- The team continued to not be able to build momentum in June, posting a 5–6 record.
- He and Matilda grew the farm and were able to build a 22-room mansion on the property.
- It was even able to build a new fine arts center, which opened in November of that year.
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- By 1882, Beaumont was able to purchase the mill.
- The Amerks were able to purchase a lighting system from a circus.
- International fans were able to purchase tickets starting August 27, 2016.
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- The mill was able to handle 2.5 barrels of corn an hour.
- The battery is able to handle eclipses of up to 100 minutes.
- Btrieve was able to handle concurrent transactions in the 6.x series.
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- According to plan, passengers should be able to travel by tram in 2018.
- He was able to travel and continue his boxing career while in the service.
- Witches, however, have bird-shape dæmons able to travel long distances from their bodies.
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- Renfield is able to detect Dracula's presence and supplies clues accordingly.
- The LRO Diviner is able to detect where water ice could be trapped on the surface.
- There is a narwhal tusk, sometimes said to be a unicorn horn able to detect poison.
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- Therefore, it has been able to participate in both Likud- and Labor-led coalitions.
- He was able to participate in La Traviata by making the costumes for the feminine chorus.
- However she was not able to participate due to the late arrival of her proof of citizenship.
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- Many viewers were no longer able to receive CFJP.
- It is able to receive Boeing-737 and Airbus A320 aircraft.
- This degree will impact the amount of benefits the worker is able to receive.
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- Collaboration — People are now able to collaborate their work with each other.
- In 1953 nursing students were now able to receive a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing.
- General Willcocks was now able to turn his attention to carrying out punitive measures.
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- Through his wealth, Audley was able to buy and invest in land.
- Christians and Jews were also able to buy and sell in the real-estate market.
- By the next year he was able to buy his first on the Madison from Charles Johnson.
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- Players are also able to communicate with other players online.
- Some of the Chinese crewmen were able to communicate via written notes.
- Eventually she was able to communicate by rearranging pre-printed words.
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- In addition, freight trains will be able to operate at 70 MPH.
- These water tenders are able to operate relatively independently.
- To be able to operate on both lines, the car floors were higher than other tube cars.
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- The pilot was injured but was able to put the aircraft down in a ploughed field.
- Firefighters were able to put the fire out without anyone sustaining serious injuries.
- He was known for being magnanimous, deep thinking, and able to put up with indignities.
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- Hausdorff was able to show that this condition is also sufficient.
- Lila is able to show compassion for her friend in her time of need.
- "In a different time of system, I'll be able to show I can do more things," he said.
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- This led to Denel not being able to pay staff and company pensioners.
- With the money from the trade Rapayet is able to pay Zaida's dowry in full.
- In mainstream schools children are often not expected to be able to pay attention.
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- Hence, Nestor was able to live for 3 generations.
- They are able to live in peace, no longer fearing pirates.
- Common limpets are believed to be able to live for up to twenty years.
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- However, after returning to school, Taylor was still able to pass his final exams and graduate.
- They are often built to be able to pass under bridges and have small crews of three to eight people.
- Bobby, Marty, Adrian, and Jaron were not able to pass him, although Jaron fell only a few pounds shy.
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- UV-C radiation is able to break down chemical bonds.
- Gasquet was able to break back immediately and broke twice more to take the first set.
- In the 6th game of the second set the Swiss was able to break and served it out for 6–3.
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- He said he was not able to afford them afterward, either.
- Later in his childhood the family was able to afford to move to the edge of Outremont.
- Wilson was able to afford to enroll in the University of Alabama after all, earning his B.S.
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- In addition, the same atoms may be able to form noncrystalline phases.
- The UPFA was able to form an administration with the support of the SLMC.
- However, if the early oceans were acidic, carbonates would not have been able to form.
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- Dogs are better able to tolerate aspirin than cats are.
- Maximian fled to Massilia (Marseille), a town better able to withstand a long siege than Arles.
- So adult spiders are better able to defend themselves and may die before parasitism is complete.
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- It was not however able to stay united in the long term.
- Ship is able to stay afloat and remain as light as possible.
- After all, the team was able to stay alive and play in the TBL.
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- It is able to withstand salinity ranges from 0 to 76 ppt.
- The minarets are able to withstand fast-moving trains passing close by.
- Successful bookmakers must be able to withstand a large short term loss.
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- Three months later Forster was able to raise "Selkirk".
- Her owners were able to raise "J.D.
- Armstrong was able to raise the vessel and return her to service.
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- Molecules are then able to leave the mitochondria through porin.
- Smaller particles are able to leave the chamber at lower flow rates.
- It is unclear as to how Ghosn was able to leave Japan under the conditions of his bail.
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- Authorities were not able to determine a motive.
- Police were not able to determine why the woman was driving the wrong way.
- This method is only able to determine the radius of the planet, not its mass.
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- Pam would be able to successfully pursue a claim for $5.
- In 2015, scientists from the US and UK were able to successfully map the whale's genome.
- Eventually, Copy II Plus version 5 was able to successfully defeat this copy protection.
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- By 1831, she was able to walk with crutches.
- He is able to walk (with the aid of a cane) only days later.
- If legs become disabled, the robot may still be able to walk.
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- He was not able to stop the advances of his powerful vassal.
- He continues fighting until Wonder Woman is able to stop him.
- However, Joe and Aguri are able to stop the deal from happening.
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- They are able to understand those who speak Yupik in Bethel.
- However, Searle himself would not be able to understand the conversation.
- As Edward was growing up, he was able to understand more and more government business.
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- Against all odds they were eventually able to score a goal.
- Omar Bravo, 36, was not able to score.
- Minnesota was able to score a field goal as a result of the penalty.
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- As a result, he was not able to finish primary school.
- The first phase of WKCD will be able to finish by the end of 2015.
- With this the Wong Brother's Halimoen Film was able to finish the film.
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- Pie Five was named for the concept of being able to offer a pie in five minutes.
- Prunty retained the rights to the soundtrack, and since has been able to offer it on Bandcamp.
- In particular, Henry Dundas was able to offer the younger sons of gentry opportunities in India.
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- The Club was now in a position of being able to develop plans for a new clubhouse.
- He was not able to develop the plate until he arrived in Paris nearly a week later.
- Those front-line employees are able to develop a relationship between the customer and the brand.
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- The stadium is able to accommodate 8,000 spectators.
- The stadium is able to accommodate 17,750 spectators.
- It would be able to accommodate up to 20,000 spectators.
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- In the end, HellRaisers was able to come back from a 14-12 deficit to win the game at 16-14.
- Those players have been able to come up with different strategies for facing different characters.
- In the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, Mazda was able to come home 5th in the constructor's championship.
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- I thought, I'll never be able to do what these guys do.
- At the time the doctor said that he would never be able to walk.
- The fences, I'll never be able, as old as I am and broke down, to fix back.
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- As part of the bailiwick, Balerna was able to retain its privileges.
- The starch granules are able to retain the water and expand due to gelatinization.
- By trading among ourselves, we are able to retain more resources in the continent."
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- Windcharger and Huffer were able to avoid being trapped.
- The only one who is able to avoid the bitterness is Milly.
- The team started to revive and was able to avoid relegation.
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- They were eventually able to capture 14 Mauser rifles.
- Against all odds they were eventually able to score a goal.
- They are eventually able to retrieve it.