Sentence examples for capable of owning from inspiring English sources

They are capable of owning their futures.

The author's animus toward the sort of men epitomized by Morgan -- in other words, those capable of owning oceangoing yachts -- fairly drips off every page.

In 1996, Sharon Stone, nominated for her role in "Casino," wore a Gap shirt to the Oscars (culturally remembered as a T-shirt but it was actually a turtleneck), which probably represents the only time in history that most of the people in the TV audience were capable of owning the same garment as a starlet in the Best Actress category.

This hasn't always been the case; other and earlier social systems and economies often worked with families as the unit capable of owning or being held legally responsible, and our own particular current system posits a legal entity called the "corporation" which can also own things and be held responsible for actions even though it has no physical body.

—"Adrian" While we're quoting, let me throw out one of my favorites, from the Mexican critic Gabriel Zaid's delightful little book "So Many Books" (if you only have room on your shelf for only one book about the glut of books in the world, make it this one): "The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or desire for more".

Who is capable of owning a Brexiteer?

They must be sustaining of life, and they must be capable of being owned by the masses.

Lord Goff in one of his rulings stated that in so far as it is being capable of being owned, NHS person specific healthcare data is public domain.

"I don't think people are capable of doing it own their own," Dr. James said.

But Newcastle are always capable of their own and Steve Marlet worried Given with a smart volley.

I learned that our government was quite capable of its own kind of evil, which was an interesting observation.