Sentence examples for old abilities from inspiring English sources

Given the wealth of studies showing that monkeys are very adept at extracting social information from calls [e.g.14], [ 18], [ 22] the current study indicates that such comprehension skills are also present in the great apes and as such phylogenetically old abilities.

He's been back in since 1 July and could be well handicapped if he retains all his old ability.

"Over the years, we've gained more tools for treating cancer, but the old ability to be flexible and adapt has disappeared," DeVita writes: Guidelines are backwards looking.

Domingo has something of Marlon Brando's old ability to create the illusion of reality while looking for the next cue card.

Gloucester, despite some sloppy handling, have acquired Leicester's old ability to absorb everything thrown at them for half an hour or an hour, before disappearing into the stratosphere in the latter stages of their home games.

Moreover, Rome now showed its old ability to act quickly and wisely in emergencies: the consul Lucius Caesar passed a law giving citizenship to all Italians who wanted it.

He one-putted for par from significant distances at the fifth and the sixth holes and showed some of his old ability to focus during a distraction at the ninth.

The old ability to glide into the box with perfect timing naturally diminishes with age.

Recognition of trained exemplars: Three months later, 9-month-olds' abilities to recognize pictures from the training book was assessed.

Y. Wu, Muentener, P., and Schulz, L., "One- to Four-year-olds' Ability to Connect Diverse Positive Emotional Expressions to Their Probable Causes ", Society for Research in Child Development.

The astonishing part was the way that the four-year-olds' ability to defer gratification was reflected over time in their lives.