Sentence examples for skills were to from inspiring English sources

A case in point: a doctor at a pediatric clinic told the mother of an aggressive, hyperactive preschool-age boy that her deficient parenting skills were to blame.

Both Mr. Brophy and Mr. Woodside said yesterday that if the problems of poverty and low job skills were to be dealt with effectively, increasing commitment by hundreds of companies would be required.

If students with limited English skills were to be taught in classes of the average national size -- about 17 pupils per teacher -- up to 290,000 teachers would be needed for them, said Dr. Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, a Harvard education professor and an expert on immigrant children.

The difference is where you use to get a journalist/interviewer commentating with an ex player, his skills were to bring answers/views out of the ex cricketer.

Kant's quantitative skills were to remain substandard; when he calculated, the results usually came out all wrong (Adickes 1924a: 73 83; 1 38 9 1 38 9).

Velazquez's skills were to the king's liking, and from then on, he became a standing fixture in the court.

But poor generals skills are to blame, too.

One of his great skills was to understand popular feeling.

The only way to gain these skills is to get up on stage and do gigs.

One way I've developed speaking and listening skills is to have string debates.

Another way to develop people and teamworking skills is to volunteer.