'Services' made a certain sense because the term ably conveyed a difference from then-reigning object technology. From Wordnik.com. [Hottest News Articles] Reference
He was an eminent lawyer, and for a term ably discharged the duties of Attorney-General of the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective] Reference
Rookie from UCLA has stepped in ably for injury-plagued. From Wordnik.com. [2009 All Rambis team-by-team selections] Reference
Evans and Wilson have filled in ably for Williams so far, combining for 817 yards and 11 touchdowns this season. From Wordnik.com. [RB Ryan Williams listed as probable for Duke game] Reference
But Briggs did his part, again ably filling the demanding weakside linebacker role in Chicago's Tampa 2 defense. From Wordnik.com. [Team MVPs for 2009: Who were NFL's top performers this year?] Reference
With Williams out for four games, junior Darren Evans and sophomore David Wilson filled in ably. From Wordnik.com. [Virginia Tech progress reports: running backs] Reference
The endless attacks on the Clintons, so "ably" supported by you simpletons, will scar this party for a generation. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Camp Hits Back At Hillary's Reagan Criticism] Reference
But the company also recovered ably with Windows 7. From Wordnik.com. [The Microsoft Solution] Reference
The word was ably preached and was a feast to her soul. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth: the Disinherited Daughter By E. Ben Ez-er] Reference
The problem is that this free ride prob-ably can't last forever. From Wordnik.com. [Preview Of A Post-U.S. World] Reference
All of this is ably if sketchily rendered in "The Great Silence.". From Wordnik.com. [When the Killing Stopped] Reference
They prob-ably can't be stopped or even contained, only slowed down. From Wordnik.com. [Every Man A Superpower] Reference
And the man of the moment, President Vladimir Putin, is ably leading them. From Wordnik.com. [Comrade Putin's New Russia] Reference
Senior military officers understand -- ably do not like to risk their men. From Wordnik.com. [A Plan Under Attack] Reference
Rabbits communicate with each other about approaching predators very ably. From Wordnik.com. [Bunnies] Reference
But campaign-finance reform has already been ably showcased by John McCain. From Wordnik.com. [Nader And The Push For Purity] Reference
However unpleasant the British expatriates were, they managed Hong Kong ably. From Wordnik.com. [The Leadership Gap] Reference
In this she was ably assisted by all the W.C. T.U. women throughout the state. From Wordnik.com. [Why and How : a hand-book for the use of the W.C.T. unions in Canada] Reference
Our technical director is Manoli Weatherall, ably assisted by engineer Josh Rogosin. From Wordnik.com. [Lil Wayne, My Morning Jacket Release New CDs] Reference
I want to congratulate Miss Atwood on the happy thought so ably expressed by the song. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasure] Reference
Like all really able men, he was ably seconded, for he knew how to choose his subordinates. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
A green-looking Wolverine at once began to make catcalls, and was ably seconded by his comrades. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
Brigitte Reiffenstuel's costumes ably establish the contrasting cultural identities of characters. From Wordnik.com. [Rodney Punt: Madame Butterfly Takes Wing in Santa Fe] Reference
This memorial was ably sustained by well known educators, but the result did not meet expectations. From Wordnik.com. [The American Missionary — Volume 52, No. 3, September, 1898] Reference
The problem is, most retain the bulk of an SUV, so they handle less ably than a car or even a wagon. From Wordnik.com. [Road Test: Acura Rdx Tech] Reference
But so ably had they constructed their intrenchments that from these it was impossible to dislodge them. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
He ably shepherded resolutions against Syria, Iran and North Korea, often putting in long hours to do so. From Wordnik.com. [A Little-Lamented Departure] Reference
As Yalom's fascinating tour of cemeteries across the country demonstrates so ably, we are the poorer for that. From Wordnik.com. [Graveyard Shifting] Reference
Again, you are an owner of a business with real assets and presum ably with rising earning power and divi dends. From Wordnik.com. [How to Beat Inflation] Reference
She had ably held her own through years of bickerings and wordy contentions with an overworked, irritable mother. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
Phillip Thomas conducted a hot-blooded performance, ably matched by a fervent and expert City of London Sinfonia. From Wordnik.com. [Francesca da Rimini, Fantastic Mr Fox; BBC Proms 24 & 25] Reference
The fact that it was no big deal for female reporters to ably cover desert warfare is perhaps in itself a big deal. From Wordnik.com. ['Fembeds' Reflect On Covering War] Reference
At the close of the exercises Grace delivered a spirited senior charge which was ably answered by the junior president. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School] Reference
This anthology ably fulfills its creator's aim: "" to assemble a collection of poems that the owner will not outgrow. ''. From Wordnik.com. [A Coughing Cow, Too Many Bears] Reference
Arab relations, the title character in Ameen Rihani's 1911 novel might serve the role of cultural ambassador very ably. From Wordnik.com. [Century-Old Novel on US-Arab Harmony Still Resonates] Reference
On one hand, we have the heroic work of the Santa Monica Police Department, ably administered by Commissioner Charles Ramsey. From Wordnik.com. [The Messenger, Chapter 1] Reference
The trio returned to the kitchen, and ably seconded by Chicken Little laughed and frolicked, jeering noisily at the crowd outside. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
Then the kitchen cabinet held a session forthwith, and settled the fate of their departed contemporary, being ably assisted by Hagar. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
By the end of Frailey's book, you'll also be ably entertained and informed, but perhaps less clear about your own investment choices. From Wordnik.com. [Reading For Dollars] Reference
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