Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [verb] with the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Despite the two question marks that I put over the Bill , I believe that the Government are right to proceed with the reforms that it contains .
2 Although he was convinced that there was conclusive evidence that Japanese intelligence organizations were behind the Vietminh and their revolt , he also said that throughout their handling of the situation the French appeared to lack every vestige of imagination but , ‘ provided the French are prepared to deal with the Annamites as human beings and not as chattels for exploitation as in the past , there is every reason to believe that the leading Annamites will not only listen to them , but will help them … ’
3 ‘ We are prepared to work with the police and to provide the information needed to bring the perpetrators of attacks to justice , ’ he says , adding that he would like to see Mr McLean in the hope of building a relationship .
4 Grover : ‘ We are prepared to work with the police ’ OVERNIGHT FILE
5 In fact , it is fairly obvious what you are supposed to do with the ones here .
6 However , this should not hide the fact that many , especially urban , councils have capital resources that are inadequate to deal with the problems that face them .
7 Nevertheless , all these models are inadequate to cope with the realities of business enterprises as experienced by workers .
8 The emergence of individuals who are more aware of their situation , and the problems they face , but are able to cope with the pressures , strains and disappointments that life entails .
9 I 'm sure Cottee 's opinions on the Everton midfield are mild compared with the views of other senior Everton professionals who week in , week out , see all their hard work wasted by an engine room built to power a motorboat rather than an ocean liner .
10 An officially estimated 75 per cent of British children speak their mother tongue , which they hear at home , abysmally , and will , in the course of time , pass on to their own children , since , after all , languages are first learnt with the ears and not grammar books .
11 An examination in Professional Practice ( RIBA Part 3 ) , set jointly through the Association of Scottish Schools of Architecture , is taken at the completion of the second period of practical training , and successful candidates are eligible to register with the Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom , and become full members of the RIBA and/or the RIAS .
12 But whereas suppliers of logic devices under defence contracts , such as Ferranti , are accustomed to meet demands that their equipment withstand paralysing fields of 40 to 100 volts/metre , many makers of standard industrial hardware are ill-equipped to cope with the hazards of far weaker fields .
13 Seeds of Acer are rare compared with the leaves , which can be found in rocks dating back to the Cretaceous period .
14 Nevertheless , such criticisms are minor compared with the achievements of this book , It is the first book to deal comprehensively with sex allocation theory , and it will surely remain a classic for years to come .
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