Adjective complement with noun phrase

• render: This could render the user unable to extend the current track any further.

• leave: More than one fifth of children leave primary school unable to read properly.

Infinitive complement

• attend: A helpline was set up to provide for those unable to attend meetings.

• cope: Next week London around the clock, RAF unable to cope.

• afford: Unable to afford treatment for both, she made an impossibly painful choice.

• accept: We are currently unable to accept American Express cards.

• resolve: But in reality Ken has been unable to resolve these problems.

• respond: We apologize that we are unable to respond to any e-mail sent directly.

Modifying Another Word

• unfortunately: Any footwear returned in simply the box we are unfortunately unable to refund.

• utterly: Portugal were passing it around and had all the possesion, but seemed utterly unable to create anything against 10 men.

• therefore: They are therefore unable to have any effect on the preservation of habitats or conservation.

• seemingly: The Met was contacted but was seemingly unable to spare an officer to come and pick the man up.

• totally: His passing was poor as he was totally unable to fulfill Rhys ' role.

• otherwise: PRU Pupil Referral Unit Specially organized to provide education for children who are excluded, sick or otherwise unable to attend mainstream school.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: Even with a helpful driver translating for me at my end, they seemed unable to make out a word we were saying.

• feel: Due to a number of pressures, they often feel unable to talk about this to their parents.

• prove: The occupiers have proved unable to achieve even the reconstruction to the level achieved by the Ba'athist regime under sanctions and episodic bombing.

• appear: Imagine: whilst having lunch, a colleague clutches their throat and appears unable to breath.

• become: An example of economic loss would be if farmers or beekeepers became unable to sell their produce for some reason related to GM crops.

• remain: However, the majority of VCOs still remain unable to recover the full costs of service delivery.