Example sentences of "[been] prepared to accept the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had the crowd not been prepared to accept the directions of the stewards at Carlisle Square and had they made an attempt to follow the original route , there would have been a major clash with the RUC and the loyalists and large-scale violence . |
| 2 | Though such a swap is a better deal for a company 's bond-holders than for shareholders , shareholders have been prepared to accept the dilution , reckoning that cutting debt more than offsets it . |
| 3 | Grudgingly , Brian was forced to say that he had always thought it odd , but if reticence about her past was the way his wife wanted it , then he had been prepared to accept the situation . |
| 4 | Although the council might have been prepared to accept the Woodvilles ' present position , its desire for continuity would have made it unwilling to see Woodville influence extended . |
| 5 | Although the council might have been prepared to accept the Woodvilles ' present position , its desire for continuity would have made it unwilling to see Woodville influence extended . |