Example sentences of "well [adj] to " in BNC.

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1 If all can be made relatively understandable to newcomers , then they will be better disposed to listening to the word of God preached with conviction , which the Bible says contains the seed of life to those who are otherwise perishing .
2 In that the directors are often likely to be better disposed to the workforce than are the shareholders this may be of some practical importance .
3 He had proved useful in the woodland , being better accustomed to thick woods than any of the others .
4 And yet these would be better able to be active and grow quickly on a limited food supply , particularly in a stable equable climate .
5 Simpkin will be better able to gauge how good Hong Kong 's chances will be at the September 19th-26th Asian Championship in Seoul by their performance in internationals against the Americans ( April 18th in San Francisco ) and the Russians ( early September ) .
6 Others , however , were better able to " school " a profession .
7 Smith , though , is of the opinion that Rangers ' problems , while substantial , are better able to be handled now than they would have been five years ago .
8 Well that to me is ignorant .
9 GUIL is well alive to the oddity of it .
10 Then came a penalty flick to Bangor with A Gibson saving well low to his left .
11 When I eventually did contact her things seemed to be going quite well due to supportive family but she felt isolated from other mothers in the same situation as herself .
12 Overseas Contracting performed well due to the Kosice contract in Slovakia where we laid 118,000 tonnes of asphalt from July to November and successfully completed our first asphalt runway in Eastern Europe .
13 Kavalek a Czech emigre , is well used to negotiating with recalcitrant Soviets .
14 These were not the bad nerves of the lost or the young ; O was well used to the life of the city at night .
15 All dogs should be properly trained before they enter the show ring ; they should have attended handling classes and be well used to crowds and being handled on a lead .
16 We are well used to the Vigil Mass on Saturday night now .
17 Now , being left-handed I 'm well used to the pitfalls : reading reviews of great-looking and top quality guitars only to find at the end of the review , ‘ No left-handers available ’ or , more niggling , ‘ 10% extra ’ .
18 Southampton and Bournemouth controllers are well used to the Trislander , and neatly slot its 130 knots into faster traffic .
19 Nowadays , we are well used to this switching back and forth , and cutaways are used not only to hide jump-cuts but also to telescope time by making it possible to remove uninteresting parts of lengthy actions .
20 She had volunteered two days ‘ school run ’ , but she was forever on the phone , and Louis was well used to the delays and lateness in the family caused by his mother 's interminable phone conversations .
21 Go for short walks near your home , making the walks progressively longer until you are well used to the boots .
22 Hari sat down and put her basket on the floor , pushing back the white cloth , she was well used to the way Cleg and his wife carried on , it did n't mean a thing .
23 The profession is well used to the hostility , indifference or apathy of that majority of the people , who have traditionally been unable to avail themselves of its services because of insurmountable financial barriers .
24 Estimates were sought to replace the refreshment counter and erm indeed we went ahead with one of the estimates and the firm then went bankrupt in the meantime which erm I imagine is something Colin that you 're well used to .
25 But I mean , Ingleston 's well used to handling the Highland Show and er ba , and er , you know , the the existing airport traffic er , and so on .
26 Banque La Henin ( tel : 071–630 0965 ) is a typical example of a bank well used to dealing with homebuyers of every nation .
27 Because we encourage applications from all sources , we are well used to enquiries from those who may have no previous knowledge of universities .
28 In The Playboy of the Western World John Millington Synge 's characters are well used to the sound of corks popping from Guinness bottles .
29 As he ran his moke up and down Vitor 's shoulder , Thomas 's grin said he was delighted to have met him , while Vitor gave every impression of being well used to handling a child .
30 She 's well used to aiming right on the mark in her work , but admits she needs a little more practice when it comes to a dart board , especially when it 's in front of an audience of millions on Bullseye .
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