Sentence examples for described as capable from inspiring English sources

A man described as capable of holding a bowling ball in his hand, palm down, Chamberlain probably could have dunked a basketball every time, West added.

The term was popularized through works of the 16th-century Swiss alchemist Paracelsus in which gnomes were described as capable of moving through solid earth as fish move through water.

A month before the vote, Mr. Tenet and Vice President Dick Cheney went to Capitol Hill to brief House and Senate leaders on the supposedly dire threat posed by Iraq's unpiloted airborne vehicles, which they described as capable of spreading chemical or biological agents.

Up to now, more than 200 bacterial, algal and fungal genera, representing over 500 species, are described as capable of hydrocarbon degradation (Yakimov et al.[2007]).[2007]

Small molecules have been described as capable of inhibiting the ROR family and thus target the IL-17 pathway.

Since then, TACE has been described as capable of cleaving epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) ligands [13], [14], extracellular Notch1 [15], adhesion molecules [16] and cell-surface receptors [17].

On their first five visits, participants in the experiment inhaled methacholine, a commonly used drug that simulates "mild asthma attacks". On the sixth visit, subjects inhaled hexamethonium--an experimental drug the consent form describes as "capable of stopping some nerves in your airways from functioning for a short period --before taking methacholine.

Those are the adjectives chosen by senior American officials in grudging acknowledgment of continuing threats to American security by adversaries described as resilient, capable of rebounding from terrible losses and able to recruit again to carry out more vicious attacks.

The group is described as less capable than full-fledged laptops, but ideal for using the Internet on the go.

But the new teams being sent were described as professionals capable of training rebel officers and organizing a more efficient command network for the ground war.

Taranis, which is built by BAE Systems, made its maiden flight in Australia last month and has been described as being capable of "full autonomy".