Sentence examples for but capable of from inspiring English sources

He was an intensely shy, soft-spoken, man, but capable of decisive, occasionally ruthless, action.

These humane responses are living seeds, a little buried perhaps but capable of a great flowering.

His prose is loose-jointed, colloquial, relaxed-looking but capable of piercing accuracy.

This made Federer a somewhat uninteresting person, nearly self-less, but capable of unimaginable physical grace.

"We all love him -- terrifically affable sort of chap -- but capable of doing enormous damage".

This is a crew attracted to roving abstraction but capable of tight focus and brisk concision.

At 80, Sir Roger is a trencherman, not shaken but capable of being stirred.

He was refreshingly detached, rather ornate in style, but capable of vivid narrative and description.

Most of these are moderate by instinct but capable of being vindictive.

Sirenians in general are slow-moving but capable of short bursts of speed.

Small amounts of capital are invested but capable of earning a return in two to three years".