Sentence examples for though they were able from inspiring English sources

By 2006, though, they were able to make recycled fabrics at costs comparable to the original.

Matthew Darbyshire treats objects from the present – some kitschy furnishings such as pink egg chairs, based on the designs of Arne Jacobsen, sequinned Union Jack cushions and comedy bookends – as though they were able to show us some intrinsic truths.

The ranch had cost them $350,000 in 2007, and even though they were able to recoup only $310,000 when they resold, Mr. Ballas still believes Orange is a good investment — seeing the poor economy as the overall culprit.

The couple recounted how a blast of wind knocked them both down, though they were able to get up and run to shelter behind some tents, anchoring themselves with their axes.

Neither he nor the tenant could get the electricity working, though they were able, at least partly, to figure out the fuse situation in the rest of the building.

Though they were able to move to a much smaller rental home, they decided that they could not afford to keep two of their three dogs, a German shepherd and a boxer.

Because they are so tiny (only about two micrometres across), they are not strong enough to swim against the blood flow of larger vessels, though they are able to swim through vessels as little as four micrometres in diameter.

Though they are able initially to tell when a figure is present, they cannot at first discriminate one simple shape from another, nor can they readily remember the shape of a just-exposed object.

Wasps have been holding talks with Cipriani, who signed a one-year extension with the club a year ago, for the past 10 weeks but, even though they are able to match what the Rebels can offer, which would be a maximum of £172,000 a year, their understanding is that the outside-half wants a change of environment.

My role often involves me acting as a bridge between the young person and their new family, but my main aim is always to help children feel as though they are able to talk through these things in the first instance, to avoid them acting unsafely on their curiosity alone.

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