Sentence examples for been able to exercise from inspiring English sources

The Dixie Chicks have been able to exercise free speech happily all the way to the bank.

Still, some, like Larry Sauer, a board member for District 3, on the Upper West Side, said they had been able to exercise a kind of moral persuasion.

Dynegy claimed in its suit that it should have been able to exercise the option for $23 million after it pulled out of the planned merger.

But their government has never been able to exercise effective sovereignty over the region, which in any case remains an exotic mystery to most Brazilians.

(Later in the day, Mr. Cheney announced that if elected, he would forfeit the stock options he had not yet been able to exercise).

While Sir Mervyn was derided by Alistair Darling as the "Sun King", whose power in Threadneedle Street was absolute, he hasn't been able to exercise such a firm grip over monetary policy.

In two weeks I'd be able to exercise.

We should be proud of that and members should be able to exercise that, full stop".

He was able to exercise by walking and said he was eating and sleeping well.

We are in the trusted position of being able to exercise our judgement and discretion.

"Slobodan Milosevic was able to exercise power until a few commoners stormed the Parliament.