Sentence examples for have an able from inspiring English sources

The Algerians have an able, if heavy handed, military, but have not been eager to cooperate extensively with the United States or their neighbors.

If, as some rumours suggest, John Kerry will be his new secretary of state, then he will have an able and motivated ally in clinching an agreement to cut carbon emissions.

As the evidence of electoral fraud in Afghanistan becomes clearer, Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House of Representatives, asks: "Do we have an able partner in President Karzai?

But the team seemed to have an able replacement on hand: Jason Heyward, Atlanta's first-round pick in the 2007 draft.

I have an able body and enjoy working out every day.

Often if they do not have an able or supportive partner, they can't.

In Blackstone, Bank of America has an able and hungry would-be buyer.

It is chock-full of good universities and has an able, educated workforce.

In Philip of Hesse the Lutherans had an able political strategist.

This is less widely known than it ought to be, because Ukraine (unlike Russia) has an able foreign ministry and a highly persuasive foreign minister, Borys Tarasyuk.

By now, he has logged enough hours in dank cellars to claim genuine expertise, and he clearly has an able palate.