Sentence examples for able to discipline from inspiring English sources

"We should be able to discipline the peasants without outside interference," he said.

Confucius defined the process of becoming human as being able to "discipline yourself and return to ritual" (12 1).

"They haven't been able to discipline me thus far because I haven't done anything wrong, but they've made several attempts," Mr. Monsour said.

Even during the revolution he was hardly rabble-rousing, and he has not been able to discipline his government into coherent policy-making.

She was worried about her English, which had slipped during the years at the factory, and she wondered whether she would be able to discipline the children.

"We are looking for basic control over our community, to be able to discipline our kids with confidence and to work closer with police," it says.

In the BBC interview Lammy admitted to "very occasionally" smacking his three- and five-year-old sons and said working-class parents should be able to physically discipline their children to prevent them from joining gangs and getting involved in knife crime.

Perhaps the biggest problem, as he sees it, is not being able to effectively discipline or fire problem officers.

In his speech before Congress, Sessions referenced letters he had received from educators in his home state to argue that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was preventing teachers from being able to properly discipline troubled or disruptive students.

"I am able to self-discipline in this industry," Bull says.

"That's the great thing about our team — we're able to stay disciplined," said Tampa Bay forward Steven Stamkos, who is part of a power-play unit that is easily the best among the four playoff teams left, with a 26 percent success rate.