Example sentences of "[noun] be prepared [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | As this medical view is based fundamentally on the gender identity and self-image of the transsexual , he implies that the law is prepared to concede that in most circumstances sex determination is a matter for the individual . |
| 2 | In its Working Paper the Committee was prepared to recommend that the penalty be raised to five years even though no limitation on the scope of rape by threat was at that time envisaged . |
| 3 | But the judge was prepared to accept that due to extreme financial problems Mrs Fitchew behaved out of character . |
| 4 | There is plenty of evidence for the planting of new vineyards in the Bordelais and even a Poitevin was prepared to admit that Bordeaux wine was of superb quality , but at this date by far the most important wine-exporting region was further north , in Aunis and Saintonge . |
| 5 | Supporters of Bruce were prepared to testify that Alexander III had appointed Bruce of Annandale as his successor ; but Balliol 's backers and some less committed nobles and clerics , fearful of civil war , invited Edward I of England to come and arbitrate . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | Most sceptics about natural selection are prepared to accept that it can bring about minor changes like the dark coloration that has evolved in various species of moth since the industrial revolution . |
| 8 | If a libel is extremely serious , to the extent that a court is prepared to hold that it can not be compensated by money and deserves to be punished as a crime , its publisher may be made the target of a prosecution . |
| 9 | The problem then arises , even if the court is prepared to consider that such a term should be implied , as to what is the period of time that should be considered reasonable . |
| 10 | Despite this qualification , however , Tomlinson is prepared to argue that ‘ smallness of operation in production and distribution is something socialists should generally favour ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 11 | Unless the landlord is prepared to agree that the insurance should be in the joint names of the landlord and tenant , which is unlikely as the landlord would wish to keep control of the policy and proceeds , the tenant should ensure that either the landlord will act reasonably in deciding which other risks it may wish to insure against , or that the tenant will also have the right to nominate risks . |
| 12 | Yet if the theist is prepared to admit that he or she does not have to be certain of the truths that they are affirming , this particular criticism of theism fails . |
| 13 | Whereas Innocent , in his letter of March 1201 , had promised that he would guarantee France against any encroachment by Otto , so Philip was prepared to guarantee that Philip of Swabia , if elected , would do no harm to Innocent . |
| 14 | To the extent that people are prepared to accept that there is a crisis of capitalism there is a great tendency to see the problem as comparable to a machine breaking down ; either there is not enough oil , or else a part needs to be replaced or else some bolt needs to be tightened . |
| 15 | Even the most extreme partisans of absolute monarchy were prepared to admit that there were theoretical limits to the power of the king . |
| 16 | The accountancy profession is prepared to concede that it no longer has the resources or the right to safeguard the integrity of accounting standards . |
| 17 | Whether this Luke is the same as ‘ Luke the Doctor ’ , who was with Paul in Rome while Paul was in prison ( Colossians 4:14 ) , is less certain , but most commentators are prepared to accept that he is . |
| 18 | When it was put to them that they were taking jobs away from men , many working-class women were prepared to agree that this was " not fair " . |
| 19 | Investigation revealed the sale of at least 63 works in the past six months ; yesterday a source close to Charles Saatchi was prepared to concede that the volume of sales was higher than previously stated , and that the works disposed of account for some 10 to 12 per cent of the collection , which suggests a true figure of between 70 and 100 individual sales . |
| 20 | The Peace Ballot and the East Fulham by-election suggested a strong sentiment against war but few established politicians were prepared to argue that the rise of fascism made a future war probable . |
| 21 | A minority of Tories were prepared to concede that there could be exceptions to the theory of non-resistance in extremis , and in this they admittedly came close to the doctrine of some of the more conservative Whigs . |
| 22 | In Cato ( 1976 ) the Court of Appeal was prepared to hold that the offence of possessing controlled drugs was sufficient , together with the act of injecting another with these drugs , even though it is difficult to see how mere possession ( which is the offence ) can cause death . |
| 23 | To ignore something that could ( Henry was prepared to admit that The Complete History might need work ) be one of the most exciting developments in social history this century . |