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Before the firemen were able to arrive, both buildings burned down.

In 1988, a small group of athletes from Angola were able to realize their dream of competing in the Olympics in Seoul, Korea.

We were able to buy these jeans at half the regular price because they have some very minor defects.

Recent discoveries by scientists in England suggest that some large dinosaurs were able to sprint at speeds of almost 18 miles per hour.

Using a spy satellite, they were able to follow the enemy's every movement.

I took my children to a pet show where we were able to see about twenty different breeds of cats.

We were able to get a nice sofa at a decent price during the big sale.

They were able to produce a very slick, and professional-looking advertising brochure on their home computer.

The police were able to gauge the speed of the car using a hand-held radar gun.

He and his ex-wife got a divorce kit and were able to do most of the paperwork themselves, without having to pay for a lawyer.

We were able to see an ultra-sound image of the fetus when we visited the doctor for my wife's pregnancy check-up.

Detectives were able to match some fibers on the suspect's shoes to the carpet in the room where the victim was murdered.

The boys were able to swim across the channel between the two islands in just under 30 minutes.

The spacecars in the movie were able to move about by floating on a cushion of air.

The prisoners were able to escape from the island prison in a crudely made boat.

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