Example sentences of "be met with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nuclear establishment 's response to Mr Lawson 's invitation to prepare a new R&D programme for fast reactors ( New Scientist , 2 December , p 547 ) will almost certainly be met with the suggestion that without another large reactor there can be no R&D programme . |
| 2 | Where it is suggested to professional advisers , the suggestion will commonly be met with the caution and dubiety they naturally bring to a proposal lying outside their experience or practice . |
| 3 | Counsel conjured up for us the picture of the accused person , after a gruelling day in court , returning to the cells to be met with the sight of an official of the Serious Fraud Office , armed with a further batch of questions , which he would be forced to answer on pain of being prosecuted for another offence . |
| 4 | Potential entrants are aware that any attempt at entry will be met with the launch of this new product , which will place the entrant at a disadvantage . |
| 5 | If Brian sued John for negligence he could be met with the defences of volenti non fit injuria and contributory negligence . |
| 6 | My enthusiastic return to the guitar business , to announce the greatest sensation in the history of the electric guitar , is being met with the most incredible barrage of libel and slander from various publications and potential customers — many of whom I counted among my friends . |
| 7 | It is often argued that the costs of regulation are front-end loaded , with the majority of costs being met with the startup of the SROs , subsequent running costs being minimal compared with the turnover of most financial institutions . |
| 8 | However , certain phrases in the notes such as ‘ this condom is intended to inform ’ were met with the charge that the campaign was wasteful and expensive . |
| 9 | When the philosopher-agronomists advocated new crops and new methods they were met with the excuse so often given to Cavanilles on his tour of Aragon , ‘ We do as our fathers do . ’ |
| 10 | Powering up , the user is met with the sound of the on-board fan rising to speed . |
| 11 | He is met with the hissing of his followers now instead of the huge applause he expected . |
| 12 | all the consultation that also talks about in this paper is met with the two centres , the management committee of Highfields youth and commune centre and also the users of the Moat Centre and I think in light of everything that 's gone on I think it 's substantially a success to stand here and say that we have at least achieved some result and I I formally would welcome the Libs supporting this this afternoon and I 'm grateful for the turn that the Libs have made and in light of er what er Mr the involvement Mr has put in . |
| 13 | Little was known about the substance in those days , but this form of defence , relying mainly on the naivety of the jury , was met with the derision it deserved . |
| 14 | If this was the case , then there must be enough grounds for proper charges , said Mr Bruce , but every enquiry he made , to police , social work , or the Children 's Panel Reporter , Gordon Sloan , was met with the same answer : ‘ Investigations are continuing . ’ |
| 15 | The convertibility crisis of 1947 was met with the ‘ export drive ’ . |
| 16 | One may indeed go so far as to assert that the Japanese occupation of Indochina was the key issue in the conflict between Japan and the US which led to the attack at Pearl Harbor ; and after what was , initially , a rather lofty approach to the problems of Indochina and Southeast Asian security , America 's final demand that Japan remove its forces from both China and Indochina ( 26 November 1941 ) was met with the equally final Japanese rejection which manifested itself at Pearl Harbor and the invasion of Southeast Asia . |
| 17 | A very unexpected comment at our first game at the Cricket Ground was met with the Umpire who enquired , ‘ What does CIBS stand for ? ’ |
| 18 | However , my enquiry was met with the response that I should not have entered the competition if I was not prepared to travel etc . |