Sentence examples for was able to operate from inspiring English sources

For some time, the plant was able to operate in a battery-controlled cooling mode.

He added: "For a long time Shell was able to operate with impunity hiding behind a military regime.

Until recently, Wikipedia was able to operate on a budget of less than $3 million a year.

He said Al Qaeda was able to operate in Amil because "the people are either sympathetic or afraid".

Ali Ahmed Jalali, the Afghan interior minister, questioned how Mr. Idema was able to operate without being noticed by foreign intelligence agencies.

A BAA spokesman said today that the number of flights at the airport would increase only if it was able to operate within noise limits.

They would not be able to operate".

Firstly, why are the terrorists not being able to operate?

The syndicates have been able to operate with relative impunity.

"The company has to be able to operate profitably," Mr. McGrath said.

But you can be a good American and not be able to operate a motor vehicle.