Example sentences of "prepared to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the skilled end , people who have more experience , he 's done a lot to help erm companies give shares to their employees and companies that are prepared to be innovative erm there 's quite a lot in this erm for them . |
| 2 | The popes were prepared to be tolerant in this matter , in the hope that Edward would eventually get launched again on crusade , a hope stimulated by his taking the cross in 1287 when he vowed to depart in June 1293 and by the fall of Acre in 1291 . |
| 3 | In my opinion HMG must now be prepared to be definite or accept the consequences . ’ |
| 4 | In a review of John Betjeman 's verse-autobiography Summoned by Bells ( 1960 ) , Philip Larkin remarked approvingly that Betjeman , in his triumphant lucidity , had managed to bypass the whole light industry of exegesis ; that Eliot 's famous demand about the need of poets , in the present state of civilisation , to be difficult could only be an ingenious bit of intellectual job-creation , a Modernistic charter to make work for unemployed critics ; and that the tradition of Kipling and A. E. Housman stood ready to hand for instant revival , ever eager to prove that poetry can still enjoy a reading public if only the poet is prepared to be simple , moving and memorable . |
| 5 | Facts speak for themselves , but only if executives are prepared to listen , are prepared to be convinced . |
| 6 | I am prepared to be convinced that that is not the case and that the Government mean well and intend to try to open up educational opportunity to everyone , no matter their class background . |
| 7 | Similarly farmers are more prepared to be indulgent about their employees ' working hours as long as the necessary tasks are carried out efficiently . |
| 8 | Julia 's soft heart had been touched by Minnie 's grief , and she was prepared to be friendly with her , but Carrie was adamant . |
| 9 | She could never face him at the party if she did n't know where she stood — did n't know whether or not he had rejected her apology or was prepared to be friendly . |
| 10 | Lesbian issues came to be taken seriously only when there were a number of lesbian volunteers ( and quite a few men supporting them too ) who were prepared to be loud-mouthed , difficult , overworked and sometimes thoroughly disliked within the organization . |
| 11 | People were prepared to be honest not just about their authority but about themselves and whether they were actually capable of effecting change . |
| 12 | People , however , can only mobilise their adult mature capacities if their peers are prepared to be curious about their social world and its implicit and explicit political structures as these exist in reality and in their minds . |
| 13 | I read them both again erm last year for the first time for many years , and I found Herodotus much the better of the two , because Herodotus was prepared to be curious about everything . |
| 14 | All credit to them they know they have n't got a big guy apart from Ormanroyd as an outlet player so they 're prepared to be patient and build up and pass the ball al pass their way through . |
| 15 | At least he was prepared to be amiable and friendly , and that would make office life a lot more pleasant during her remaining weeks with Woodline Design . |
| 16 | Not being prepared to be beholden to those who were lobbying you , McLeish observed , considering the formidable professional across the table . |
| 17 | Again Law succeeded by unorthodoxy ; he was quick to grasp the essentials of an opponent 's argument and quite prepared to be rude or direct if the situation demanded it . |
| 18 | Again , he has been prepared to be physical when the necessity arose while his choice of options has been admirable for one so short of international experience . |
| 19 | Yes , in the sense that she was not a person who just reacted and went along with the system , but was prepared to be independent and assess situations for herself . |
| 20 | It 's best if you keep to the same time each week for regular activities , though be prepared to be flexible about it . |
| 21 | Where possible , seek an employer who is prepared to be flexible . |
| 22 | If North Korea is ready to return to the NPT fold , America is prepared to be flexible . |
| 23 | But even these tests may be difficult to satisfy unless the courts are again prepared to be flexible . |
| 24 | The problem , according to the Tories , is the unemployed themselves — they have a bad attitude , they lack the skills and drive , they are not prepared to be flexible , they wo n't travel . |
| 25 | We wish to continue as a Direct Grant school in friendly co-operation with the local authorities , and we are prepared to be flexible in any new arrangements that we may be able to make together , but we feel that we must preserve the quality , traditions , and record of this School and keep faith with the benefactions of the past and present . |
| 26 | I found that the strictness with which these criteria are applied varies from region to region , and that the Department of Health is prepared to be flexible if you can argue a cogent case . |
| 27 | We made it absolutely clear to Mr. Millan and the Commission that we were prepared to be flexible and to listen to any representations . |
| 28 | This Information memorandum , or a covering letter for the memorandum ( which will outline the sale procedures and timetable ) will advise interested parties of the intended structure of the transaction , highlighting areas where you may be prepared to be flexible . |
| 29 | WE must be prepared to be flexible ; grasp opportunity ; recognise that we all have customers [ internal and external ] ; give everyone the service that we 'd expect every time ; ask for what we need to get the job done quickly and effectively well in advance of the start date . |
| 30 | ‘ If we 're going to break through , we 've got to be prepared to be quick on the button and to say quite risky things . ’ |