Example sentences of "[noun sg] to learn [be] " in BNC.

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1 Professionalism and a readiness to learn were now required .
2 That all living creatures possess a capacity to learn is apparent from the way they find their way around an environment .
3 Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn are far more important , because working with a portastudio and a mixing desk in the rehearsal room will teach a novice engineer a lot about sound mixing .
4 A selling background is not essential — but a willingness to learn is paramount . ’
5 If students ' freedom to learn is to be made a reality , academic staff must provide the intellectual conditions for students to be intellectually free .
6 We have seen that , if students ' freedom to learn is to be a reality , it has to be acknowledged by the academic community in all the academic processes that affect students , from the time of applying for admission through the course arrangements and the curriculum experience to the final assessment .
7 Whatever the case , the number one lesson to learn is that a horse can not be prevented from pulling by merely pulling back at him .
8 Recall that the experience-curve theory says that the ability to learn is directly related to the accumulated production experience and that it is possible for a company to reduce total costs over time by a careful introduction of new management and production processes ( see Abernathy and Wayne , 1974 , and Dutton and Thomas , 1984 , for careful assessments of this claim ) .
9 The best way to learn is to attend a school where , with good instruction and a safe environment , you can pick up the basics in a day or two .
10 The best way to learn is to do — so have a go .
11 I could have gone mad , you know , but the tragedy is that during the courses a lot of them and I expect that the best time to learn is when you 're young and you 're more receptive .
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