The phrase "ages we were able" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an incomplete thought and lacks clarity without additional context.
Example: "After ages we were able to finally finish the project."
Alternatives: "after a long time we could" or "eventually we managed to".
With these ages we were able to ensemble a set of plots that form a chronosequence that spans 36 years, from recently abandoned pastures to well developed successional forests.
By studying dogs that underwent elective ovariectomy at different ages, we were able to probe the dose response relationship between endogenous ovarian function and exceptional longevity.
Because the NSHD data were collected at fixed ages, we were able to test the effect of BMI change between consecutive follow-ups by adjusting each BMI measure for the BMI measure at the previous age (model 1).
She appreciated it and was proud that at so young an age we were able to call the plumber, her friends, her seamstress.
By looking at the children in a household by age we were able to identify young adults still living with their parents.
By pooling self-reported health data from five Australian longitudinal studies of aging, we were able to present disease prevalence rates by 5-year age bands and sex.
In this Internet age, we were able to identify 7 of those 11 children -- and what we found was a startling link in those families: both to mercury exposure in general and specifically to the new ethyl mercury compounds that were first commercialized around 1930.
By stratifying MMT donor mice according to age, we were able to detect an age-dependent trend in tumor initiation potential in lung metastatic cells.
Our control group did not include any persons above the age of 65, but below this age we were able to fit a linear model explaining the relationship between age and serum concentrations of YKL-40.
In this rural, Nepalese, community-based prospective study of neurocognitive assessment in children 7 9 y of age, we were able to demonstrate the long term adverse consequences of intrauterine insults and neonatal morbidity.
Using data from a nationally representative British birth cohort followed up across life to early old age, we were able to use prospectively collected data on job demand and control in mid-life and self-reported mental and physical functioning in early old age.
