Definition

Examples

• "And since this is the Queen's Head pub, I thought you might be able to help me with my enquiries."
• "And I'm afraid we won't be able to give it a decent burial until you settle last month's invoice."
• "Would you be able to cater for that?"
• "I haven't been able to see Game of Groans for weeks."
• "Mrs. Brady is an excellent cook, and students will be able to try many different types of real English food."
• "Not to worry however, Icarus is able to use a calculator without major pain, and I'm sure I'll be thrusting vigorously in no time at all."
• "Icarus's mother made at least 50 hamburgers and I've got a ton of food that we weren't able to finish."
• "Unfortunately, I'm not able to attend the event, as I'm scheduled to see my personal trainer at 8AM, the dentist at 10AM, I have a meeting with the Sales Department at midday, lunch with Harold Warbuckle at 1.30PM, and then a video conference with one of our Australian salespeople at 9PM."
• "I'm afraid I won't be able to come in to work today."
• "I hope you are able to rearrange your travel plans."
• "We know that college isn't cheap, but with United Bank, you'll be able to earn interest on what little money you do have."
• "We may even be able to turn a profit, which should make you happy, Kevin."
• "Icarus : Using high pitch frequencies emitted by the global positioning device in Bruno's helicopter, and then cross referencing them both with the amount of fuel in the helicopter as well as all known latitude and longitudes in both the eastern and western hemispheres, I was able to project Bruno and Susie's trajectory and landing location within one kilometer!"
• "Kevin : Well Mrs Lee, because your factory seems so versatile, I was wondering if you would be able to handle our cosmetic packaging as well."
• "Please respond by the 11th October to inform me if you are able to attend."
• "My assistant has set me up with a video conferencing system. If you've got the right equipment on your end, we should be able to go ahead with the meeting as planned."
• "Horatio was only able to make a few dozen bottles per month."
• "I was able to use it at the weekend, and I purchased a device which disguises the voice."
• "If you see an error message when you turn on the computer, you should click on "cancel" and after about 20 seconds you will be able to log in normally."
• "I've looked at your Medical History questionnaire and I'm afraid you won't be able to give blood today."