Sentence examples for proved able to press from inspiring English sources

Here was a German novel of 1947 that (in a riveting new translation by Michael Hofmann) proved able to press the hottest buttons.

None of them proved able to help.

But only Washington proved able to "levitate" above the fray.

Indeed, some of his critics have begun to ask whether Mr. Desmond will prove able to "do newspapers" -- at least in the traditional, deep-pocket style of Britain's press wars.

52 PFB16 Are you able to press with your index finger (for example ringing a doorbell)?

Only three men in history had ever been able to press it at all.

Imagine being able to press a button and create your own chocolate bar.

Further empirical data are needed before we will be able to press this point.

This was to ensure reliable RT measures on the basis that children were able to press the right buttons.

The 12RM is the preinstalled weight that the subject is able to press 12 times at maximum.

Many people will respond poorly to trespassers, and are legally able to press charges.