Yet she was the First of the Search, chosen for her ability to bear hard decisions.

And these, you understand, the Watch has chosen for their ability to blend.

Two other officers of the legions did the same; these men were chosen for their ability to balance politics with war and to act appropriately.

They are chosen for their ability to provide the highest standard of training to the most talented students.

Captains had always been chosen for their ability to act on their own.

The carpet was dark gray, no doubt chosen for its dirt-hiding ability.

And that UN officials are chosen for their ability to compromise rather than to act.

The matrix is chosen for its ability to adhere to the fibers and to itself.

Often an insulation material will be chosen for its ability to perform several of these functions at once.

All the plants, she said, are chosen for their ability to withstand heavy wind and salt spray.