Sentence examples for be able to neutralise from inspiring English sources

Two things will determine whether Gordon Brown's government will be able to neutralise the immigration issue over the coming year.

If that happens and Labour regains its credibility for managing the nation's finances then Miliband might be able to neutralise the economy as an issue holding Labour back.

"It will allow the moderate opposition to be able to neutralise the helicopters and aircraft that are dropping chemicals and have been carpet-bombing them," he added.

By decapitating its leadership and unpicking at least part of its network, western governments may be able to neutralise, temporarily, the phenomenon of Islamist terror and fend off some horrors that might otherwise have occurred.

He wrote: "Up to now, the enemy has been able to exert their power by isolating us and attacking with shrieking mobs, but we'll be able to neutralise that tactic by amassing in high numbers come February 6.

If they prevail in all three, the party of Obama would be able to neutralise Republican parliamentary tactics that can grind any legislation to a halt – but if Democrats hold fewer than 60 seats, a reliable vote from Lieberman becomes critical.

It's at that moment that the police were able to neutralise this terrorist," he said.

By packing the centre of midfield Napoli were able to neutralise the hitherto dominant Andrea Pirlo.

The suspect failed to hit the officers, Ciotti added, saying "it's at that moment that the police were able to neutralise him".

Labor was to be defined by the "Beazley black hole", a mantra that stuck until Rudd was able to neutralise the economy and budget management by presenting to voters as Howard lite.

The unstated aim of Mr Powell's visit is to begin rebuilding that authority and the way he has chosen to do it would—assuming he can carry it out shift the primary focus of American policy away from the Israeli-Palestinian peace process towards Iraq.The idea is far from stupid: if America were able to neutralise or even overthrow Saddam Hussein, its regional prestige would indeed soar.