1.   At that time, the company was one of the few Internet providers able to link business customers to high-speed Internet service.

2.   Being able to side-slip, therefore, is a useful safety valve and has prevented many a nasty accident.

3.   Bill was told he would never be able to father children.

4.   By being able to hand a printer finished artwork the cost of several stages of labour intensive work can be virtually eliminated.

5.   Changing patterns of work mean that more people are able to work from home.

6.   Cravath could drive an even harder bargain than it had been able to before.

7.   Currently, such creatures are not able to converse, creating instead relationships closer to the family pet.

8.   Employers have always been able to contract out their workers from the scheme if they offered an acceptable alternative.

9.   Flynn got all the really difficult contracts, or the ones John was unsure of being able to visit regularly.