Example sentences of "and to [be] ready " in BNC.
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| 1 | We need now to prepare the country 's economy for ‘ the day after ’ and to be ready for the transition . ’ |
| 2 | In return , parents might promise not to keep criticizing his friends , to give an increased allowance of pocket money and to be ready to admit when they are in the wrong . |
| 3 | Word was passed down the long column to close up , and to be ready to make a dash for the ford . |
| 4 | In a letter to my wife I spoke of a whole-day conference about the future of Judson College , in which I pressed the representatives of the American Baptist Mission to make Judson into an ecumenical college and to be ready to be integrated into a University unitary system . |
| 5 | All this could not be done single-handed , and Lanfranc 's most important innovation was to bring new men from Bec and Caen to occupy all the main offices in the monastery at Canterbury , and to be ready for promotion wherever they were needed . |
| 6 | In between , we say , we ‘ play it by ear ’ and what we listen for is the child 's own claim to have its decisions treated as authoritative and to be ready to bear the responsibility . |
| 7 | It is important , when executing this technique , that the right hand be held high , both to guard and to be ready to punch in the event of a counter-attack . |
| 8 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that , given the collapse of the Soviet Union and the distribution of its nuclear weapons around the country , it is extremely important for Britain to maintain its nuclear deterrent and to be ready for any eventuality ? |
| 9 | Rockefeller , a member of the oil and banking family , explained his decision on the grounds that there was too little time to organise a successful campaign and to be ready to form an administration which would meet his " own high standards " . |
| 10 | One person needs to have overall responsibility and to be ready to ‘ nod ’ to leaders of each of the groups when it is their ‘ time ’ . |