Example sentences of "[adj] to be ready " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are going to have to work very hard to be ready in time . ’ |
| 2 | There is likely to be ready agreement that experts of all varieties are to give advice based on the very same reasons which should sway ordinary people who wish to form their minds independently . |
| 3 | Although an agreement was thought likely to be ready in March , major concessions were still required from all sides and many disagreements remained , particularly over rules of origin . |
| 4 | In fact , it might be as well to be ready in advance with her own suggestion of a rendezvous next time Veronica called . |
| 5 | Many teenage children feel unable to talk to parents about intimate or emotional issues but it is important to be ready to talk , if they show that they want to . |
| 6 | Bo Jackson , the outstanding running-back who rushes for the Raiders when not playing baseball for the Kansas City Royals , returns to practice this week , but is unlikely to be ready for the Raiders game on Sunday … against the Kansas City Chiefs . |
| 7 | Door Latch is unlikely to be ready yet in spite of the good form of his stable-companions . |
| 8 | The negotiations , under the auspices of the UN Economic Commission for Europe , aim to reach agreement on a new " sulphur protocol " , due to be ready for signing by the end of the year . |
| 9 | According to a DCDA telephone survey four places in Stockton are said to be very rarely vacant and 21 on North Tyneside , due to be ready from April , are already subject to a long waiting list . |
| 10 | Other major groups such as Pentos and Sherratt & Hughes & Waterstones , continue to focus on books but are sufficiently commercial and pragmatic to be ready to re-define what is meant by a book in the light of technological developments . |