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capable

If someone or something is capable of something, they can do it. This system is capable of providing food for about 400 people. I'm quite capable of looking after myself and I don't need you to tell me how. If someone is capable, they can do a particular thing well. I'm confident I can leave everything in your capable hands. I may be young but I can assure you I'm quite capable.

capable

(usually followed by 'of') having capacity or ability capable of winning capable of hard work capable of walking on two feet (= open, subject) possibly accepting or permitting a passage capable of misinterpretation open to interpretation an issue open to question the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation (followed by 'of') having the temperament or inclination for no one believed her capable of murder (= equal to, up to) having the requisite qualities for equal to the task the work isn't up to the standard I require (= able) have the skills and qualifications to do things well able teachers a capable administrator children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable

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Simple sentences

No matter how capable you are, you're not going to get a promotion.
The sentence is capable of two interpretations, of which the first is the exact opposite of the other.
Tom is capable of anything.
Helium is capable of penetrating glass.
Tom claims to be capable of astral traveling.
I never thought he was capable of doing something so cruel.
The airplane is capable of supersonic speeds.
The boy is capable of robbery.
These elevators are each capable of carrying ten persons.
This room is capable of holding fifty persons.
This airplane is capable of carrying 40 passengers at a time.
This hall is capable of holding 2,000 people.
The bus is capable of carrying thirty people.
This elevator is capable of carrying 10 persons at a time.
His brother is a very capable doctor.
He is capable of keeping a secret when he wants to.
He's capable of wickedness of any kind.
He is capable of teaching French.
Nancy is a capable nurse.
The little girl is not capable of riding a bicycle.
The car has three rows of seats and is capable of carrying eight passengers.
Jimmy is to some extent capable of performing this operation.
Computers are capable of doing very complicated work in a split second.
He is capable of treachery.
I tried to convince him that I was perfectly capable of it.
The situation is still capable of improvement.
The man is quite capable of telling lies.

Movie subtitles

She's capable of that. Your mom does whatever she wishes.
Today, they're building ocean-going ships again in China vast ships capable of bringing back the raw materials necessary to feed China's insatiably growing industrial economy.
Of course, if everything is just right and there is another technological civilisation out there capable of receiving our message.
What would you be capable of if somebody tried to keep Alex away from you?
Well, we are determined to show you everything that we're capable of.
She doesn't seem capable of stabbing anyone.
You're in capable hands.
It's time to test what you're capable of.
I want him to see me as capable of more than just a coffee run.
He must be brought back to the States to stand trial for the bribes he took, a charge Philanthropy is now capable of proving.
Penelope declares to wish to marry he among the suitors who is capable to string the bow of Ulysses.
Bernard is quite capable of such a crime and his past conduct and brutal nature leave him open to suspicion.
But do you really believe, Helius, that Hans would ever be capable of letting you down?!
So you think i'm capable?
Only Islam is capable of producing such men.
They wanted to break us, but we and our Spanish friends will show them what 12,000 free men working on this Algerian land are capable of!
I just didn't think she'd be capable of this.
The Blessed who abducted Ivan headed in the direction of the Savior tank plant, which also happens to be a company capable of creating a man-made virus?
You're capable of.
She doesn't know what I'm capable of!
Given my client's physical stature, do you believe she's capable of throwing the weapon with such force?
Funny little hand. so capable and so strong. and yet, so soft and so white.
We now see that the stranger is capable of a furious outburst, and we'll see extreme violence, a portent of his obviously unstable and dangerous state.
A very capable leader, too, with power of life and death over the entire jungle.
And we could show what we are capable of!
I'm sure you're more capable of answering that than I.
Naturally, I don't believe there are more than six men in the world capable of understanding the Wundt-Farbhalf theories.
I'm sure he's capable of defending his own insinuations.
But, she was really arrogant, and extremely capable.
Are these gentlemen capable and fearless?
I'm going to see the old man, he knows what I'm capable of.
I didn't know Horace was capable of that much activity.
There are times. when I'm truly capable of anything.
You're a capable child in many ways.
Would you have believed her capable of suicide? No.
God only knows what he's capable of.
Am I capable of arousing such passion?
Men who are physically capable of taking a 7 G dive without blacking out.

News and current affairs

Kosovo would acquire limited independence, with its status rising from a province of a sovereign state to an international subject capable of entering into certain agreements with other states and even joining the UN.
The notion that Liu might be capable of subverting the immense power of the Communist Party of China is patently absurd.
After all, institutions are not hot-house plants capable of being planted in any soil and climate.
Otherwise, the country's impoverishment will continue to deplete its middle class and lead many young and capable professionals to emigrate.
High-wage workers in rich countries can expect to see their competitive advantage steadily eroded by competition from capable and fiercely hard-working competitors in Asia, Latin America, and maybe even some day Africa.
Rather, through a combination of ingenious software and massive parallel computing power, they had produced a silicon-based entity capable of such finesse and subtlety, that international chess grandmasters worldwide (including me) were simply amazed.
Nevertheless, a more active and more capable Japan, with a robust democracy and a thriving economy, is in its neighbors' best interests.
No other country is capable of picking up the slack if America's economy remains soft.
But mayors are also the most knowledgeable about communication links within their communities, and are thus the most capable of organizing effective partnerships to address and resolve local issues.
Perhaps more important, it would have no lender of last resort capable of stabilizing the banking and financial system in a crisis.
India's Unique Identification Number project, under the capable stewardship of information-technology pioneer Nandan Nilekani, will enable access to government, banking, and insurance services at the grass-roots level.
Is he prepared to pull his troops back from the Demilitarized Zone and dismantle the tens of thousands of artillery that are capable of reaching Seoul?
But it may be too late for political compromise, and the Maliki government may not be capable of a broad non-sectarian policy.
But is Europe capable of jumping to much closer forms of political integration at a time when it is trying to enlarge to the East?
Nakasone emerged from the crisis and was recognized as a capable statesman in managing Japan's diplomacy with China.
The US is the only country with large state of the art air, naval, and ground forces capable of global deployment - thus, the quick victory in Iraq last year.
Under its capable managing director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the Fund has been one of the few official agencies ahead of - instead of behind - the curve.
Hiftar believes that the key to solving Libya's myriad crises lies in establishing a strong national army capable of subduing the Islamists who are destabilizing the country.
Notwithstanding its many setbacks in recent years, the US remains the only power capable of leading a global strategy that consists in balancing soft and hard power.
The US, for example, never developed a powerful body of factory inspectors capable of providing effective enforcement of public safety standards.
In the late 1980's, Japan seemed capable of challenging America's industrial leadership, but by the 1990's it lost its competitive edge.
China does not yet have global cultural industries on the scale of Hollywood or universities capable of rivaling America's.
What China needs most is a financial sector capable of harnessing the forces of liberalization and globalization to drive economic growth in the decades ahead.
It remains to be seen whether the two events will be capable of swinging world opinion in China's favor and keeping it there.

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