Sentence examples for mere ability from inspiring English sources

Even so, there is something particular in his character that goes beyond a mere ability to listen well.

The mere ability to question was a sign of success, he said, and the revolution in the Middle East was "sleeping but not dead".

In planning and managing crowds at large scale events, situational awareness goes far beyond the mere ability to observe the area in question [14, 19]: 19]

Just as "all purpose" entails the ability to do a range of things, so, too, "thinking" entails the possession of a range of abilities (beyond the mere ability to succeed in the Imitation Game).

For the Mohists, the key criterion of knowledge is not the mere ability to make correct statements — as when the blind "use the names 'white' and 'black' in strings the same way" as the sighted — but the ability to "distinguish the things" denoted by these words (Book 19, "Condemning Aggression").

At times psychologists are quite content to use the term "perspective taking" to refer to the mere "ability or tendency to draw accurate conclusions about others' internal states," regardless of the internal knowledge structures that support the drawing of such conclusions.

It is probable that the results reflect an understanding of means end relationships and not a mere discrimination ability: Authai and Surya were both able to perform above chance level within 50 trials and in contrast, Rensch (1957) reported that the elephant required 330 trials to compare two visual stimuli and choose the correct one.

Regardless, there was a sense of pride at the mere opportunity and ability to stage an event and showcase young talent like this now.

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You might even dismiss it as mere wiggle room: the ability to make limited choices within a framework of great restraint.

A senior Air Force official involved in planning missions over Iraq said surveillance planes, by their mere presence, reduced insurgents' ability to conceal explosives.