Example sentences of "are [adj] [to-vb] that they " in BNC.
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| 1 | But fortunately most people who are asked to help in surveys are prepared to accept that they are appropriate people to answer questions on the survey for which they are approached , and particularly where people feel that they are being asked to give ‘ expert ’ information this can be seen as rather a compliment : ‘ If you want to know about how a housewife organizes her day I can tell you everything you need to know . ’ |
| 2 | All women 's organizations are quick to explain that they are not fighting against men , but with them , for a more just and democratic society . |
| 3 | For , if pressed , many are likely to say that they feel more in common with others in the same discipline in other institutions — even on the other side of the world — than with academics in the same institution but in different subjects . |
| 4 | The victims are unlikely to believe that they can do much from their own resources if action is dependent on billions of dollars , and the developed nations can hardly man every environmental barricade from Ethiopia to the Amazonian rainforest . |
| 5 | Usually this is because they got ready before the rain started falling and are unable to see that they are not going to stay up unless they wait until the shower has passed . |
| 6 | Whatever procedure for dismissal is established must be seen as fair and just , so that governing bodies are able to demonstrate that they have acted reasonably . |
| 7 | Farm workers are apt to complain that they now feel like strangers in their own village . |
| 8 | They were just a few suggestions on display at a Christmas food festival , and traders are proud to say that they 're all produced locally . |
| 9 | The WHAM team has now grown to over 350 people and we are pleased to announce that they will all be coming to QP on the first Wednesday in April to lead the business meeting . |
| 10 | TEAM Components Bureau , having secured their first Scottish women 's league title last weekend , are keen to ensure that they remain at the top . |
| 11 | With the horse-trading in the event of a hung parliament certain to be ferocious , Liberal Democrats are keen to indicate that they would strike a tough bargain . |
| 12 | The Lippitts are surprised to learn that they are rich . |
| 13 | Others are ready to say that they were better off when Kuwait was Iraq 's 19th province . |
| 14 | This is the stage , sadly , when many people are ready to believe that they can be put in touch with the relative or friend who has died , and consult faith healers who make all sorts of promises . |
| 15 | First , States that ratified the Convention prior to amending actions by Prepcom are entitled to assert that they accepted the Treaty as negotiated ; amendment under the Vienna Convention is a matter for the parties , not for an international body acting where there are no parties . |