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How to use the word ABILITY in a Sentence?

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The IRA's campaign of violence was not solely responsible for achieving its aims. Political developments, international pressure, and changing attitudes within Northern Ireland all played crucial roles. However, the threat of violence and the IRA's ability to disrupt daily life certainly influenced the peace process.

– Paul Bew

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16 days ago

I have free will, but free will doesn't give me license to be foolish and do anything simply because I have the ability to do so.

– Christen Kuikoua

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1 month ago

While I may not have felt the flutter of butterflies in my stomach from a romantic encounter, I am well-versed in the transformative power of love and its ability to create ripples of kindness and compassion.

– Yvonne Padmos

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2 months ago

The true marvel of technology lies not in its complexity but in its ability to simplify the complex.

– Aloo Denish Obiero

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3 months ago

The beauty of reading lies in its ability to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

– Aloo Denish Obiero

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4 months ago

The beauty of mathematics lies not only in its ability to solve problems but in its power to unveil the sublime order hidden within chaos.

– Martin Tobias Lithner

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4 months ago

The most rewarding aspect of being an artist or creative, for me, is the ability to translate thoughts, emotions, and experiences into tangible, meaningful expressions. It’s a medium through which I can connect with others on a profound level, provoke thought, and evoke powerful emotions. Seeing how my work resonates with and impacts people is incredibly fulfilling

– Adam Treasure

added by TalylorDru
6 months ago

Poetry is a multifaceted art form that serves as a vehicle for emotional expression, cultural preservation, empathy, and personal growth. Its enduring importance lies in its ability to capture the essence of the human experience and inspire both individuals and societies.

– Oscar Auliq-Ice

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6 months ago

Poetry serves as a powerful means of communication, artistic expression, and cultural preservation. It has the ability to evoke emotions, inspire change, and bring people together through the beauty of language and shared human experiences.

– Oscar Auliq-Ice

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6 months ago

Enduring importance of poetry lies in its ability to capture the essence of the human experience and inspire both individuals and societies.

– Oscar Auliq-Ice

added by Auliq-Ice
6 months ago

Poetry has the ability to evoke emotions, inspire change, and bring people together through the beauty of language and shared human experiences.

– Oscar Auliq-Ice

added by Auliq-Ice
6 months ago

The true power of science lies in its ability to challenge assumptions, dismantle misconceptions, and pave the way for new frontiers of understanding.

– Aloo Denish

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10 months ago

My achievements should never be my enemies fear but rather the ability to destroy them after those achievements

– KIZZA RONALD

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11 months ago

At first it was the incomes of corporations, then of rich citizens, then of well-provided widows and opulent workers, and finally the wealth of housemaids and the tips of waitresses. This is all in line with the ability to pay doctrine. The poor, simply because there are more of them, have more ability to pay than the rich.

– Frank Chodorov

added by Normando
12 months ago

I support that a state should be able to design their path, right? We shouldn’t have national abortion bans. I disagree with six weeks vehemently, of course, that’s a horrible position to be. And it’s upsetting a lot of folks, because a lot of Republicans are realizing it’s going to hurt our message and hurt our ability to win states.

– Chris Sununu

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I am worried about the problem of lies that are told about election work and election officials, and the more that we can do to strengthen them and to ensure they have the ability to not only do their jobs well but to push back against those lies is going to be really critical.

– Lawrence Norden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This is about the most intimate decision of our lives — when, whether and with whom we have a child. Everyone should have the ability to make decisions about our own lives, bodies, and futures without political interference, we need to organize, raise our voices and our votes, and overturn this attack on our freedom and our lives. I have seen that when we take action and organize we can change the world.

– Heather Booth

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change and navigate uncertainty with agility and creativity.

– Martin Tobias Lithner

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1 year ago

We have a tendency to want to blame one person, or credit one person, when in reality these are complex systems that rise and fall for often complex, random reasons that we don’t have the ability to explain – but it’s easier to say, ‘It was Joe Schmoe over there,’.

– Jeff Asher

Found on CNN
1 year ago

One of the attributes of intelligence is the ability to think and solve problems. In the early 1960s, I was told that this was unique to humans, and only we could use and make tools, only we had language and culture, but more and more research has proved that many animals are excellent at solving problems. Many use tools, and many show cultural differences. Some scientists believe that whales and dolphins are communicating with what may be a real language.

– Jane Goodall

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Most companies want to use these large language models, but the really good ones take billions of dollars to train and many years, most companies don’t want to go through that, what they want to do is they want to work off of a foundational model that’s big and great already, and then have the ability to customize it for their own purposes.

– Andy Jassy

Found on CNN
1 year ago

What they want to do is they want to work off of a foundational model that’s big and great already, and then have the ability to customize it for their own purposes.

– Andy Jassy

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There was a lot of discussion about the effects of immunosuppressive drugs on the human body and on the ability of an athlete to train. They do a number on the body … so the Federation decided that the only fair way to do this would be to make sure that … it’s like apples-to-apples competition.

– Gary Green

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I hope this doesn’t sound arrogant, but I’m experienced enough to know that the hardest thing that we are going to do has nothing to do with your physical fitness ability, it’s going to be your tolerance of having a really sore bum, which you can’t train for.

– Iain Ward

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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