Example sentences of "[noun pl] have meet [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Our range of reverse osmosis units has met with considerable interest and just proves that it is no good trying to adapt unsuitable systems to the fishkeeper — they need and deserve purpose-built items .
2 The other parties had met with mixed success and it was obvious that the enemy were mounting far stronger guards on their airfields .
3 In early 1939 , Lord Hailey had voiced fears that ‘ the problem would frankly become unmanageable ’ , but his appeals to the government to support the refugee cause with public funds had met with blank refusal .
4 The report says : ‘ Involvement in all these areas has met with great success and has been greatly appreciated by the recipients .
5 Leading separatists had met with Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar in Delhi on April 17 and 19 ; on April 20 it was announced that a large number of Sikh youths imprisoned for minor offences would be released .
6 Tedjini had met with Marchand during a brief visit to Paris on that day , but the report of his resignation from the HCS was immediately denied by the Algerian ambassador in Paris .
7 Workers would probably have been less inclined to support them if their protests had met with reasoned discussion rather than tear gas .
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