Sentence examples for the ability itself from inspiring English sources

My favourite metaphor is that the fact you can swim will not necessarily prevent you from having a heart attack, but if you go swimming three times a week it might – so in this case it's not the ability itself, but the use of the ability.

Internal theoretical structure may be relevant to how the ability is possessed, but how the ability is possessed is distinct from the ability itself.

So when Peter says "receive," he is talking about an ability that we are given, not just a gift that is dumped in our laps, though the ability itself is also a gift.

Since it is not the ability itself that is studied, but its etiology in terms of genetic and environmental influences, a good representation of the general population, in which all levels of aptitude and talent are present, is required.

If (CA) were true, it would constitute a theory of ability in that it would say under exactly what conditions some agent has the ability to perform some action without making reference to the idea of ability itself.

American officials have repeatedly tried to assure the Israelis that they have the country's back — and to remind them that Israel does not have the ability, by itself, to destroy the facility, built beneath a mountain outside Qum.

Mamoudou believes Niger has the ability to feed itself and protect itself from future shocks if it gets funding for 3N.

Sarnoff is giving its system the ability to watch itself.

The basis of nutritional therapy is that the body has the ability to heal itself.

She said efforts were under way to give each area the ability to tax itself.

It has the ability to inflate itself when under attack and can climb vertical rock faces.