Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [to-vb] with the [noun] " 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 | Most of the children want the railway and are prepared to help with the survey , but a few want things to remain as they are , and they want to organise resistance to the coming of the railway . |
| 4 | Environmentalist groups have criticised the plan , because it still allows some logging in ancient forests , but say they are prepared to work with the Administration to improve it . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | Grover : ‘ We are prepared to work with the police ’ OVERNIGHT FILE |
| 7 | The lady of the house loved to be called by her Christian name , Martha , and she was not without traits in her character we are prone to associate with the name . |
| 8 | One minute We 're welcome to collaborate with the person next to you , you do n't have to do it in splendid isolation . |
| 9 | But in reality these are likely to go with the US firm to DRT . |
| 10 | In fact , it is fairly obvious what you are supposed to do with the ones here . |
| 11 | Moral philosophers who hold this sort of view are wont to agree with the attitudinist that moral judgements , or value judgements on which they are based , express emotional attitudes , but will insist that these can be correct or incorrect in quite as objective a way as that in which judgements can be true or false . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , all these models are inadequate to cope with the realities of business enterprises as experienced by workers . |
| 14 | I am unable to agree with the approach here adopted by the deputy judge . |
| 15 | I am unable to cope with the idea of being any heavier than I am now , and would not like to have a period , since I would feel I had ‘ let up ’ control over my body . |
| 16 | Their Lordships are unable to agree with the Court of Appeal that the judge was not entitled to make a finding that it was a material fact that the Perot family were interested in buying Vertigo as well as Caliban . |
| 17 | Although current theories stressing the role played by stimulus consequence in latent inhibition are inadequate ( they are unable to deal with the role of context ) , there remains a set of empirical findings that such theories alone can accommodate — the various experiments ( see pp. 99–104 ) suggesting that the associability of a stimulus depends on its predictive accuracy . |
| 18 | Excessive drinking is often caused by negative self-images , which indicate to individuals that they are unable to cope with the stress and unhappiness existing in their lives . |
| 19 | Wallerstein and Kelly ( 1980 ) have described a ‘ diminished capacity to parent ’ during the divorce period , when parents who feel humiliated , depressed or angry are unable to cope with the distress , anxieties or needs of their children . |
| 20 | It requires a solid apprenticeship in the breed before you are able to cope with the responsibility of stud dog ownership . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Young children appear to acquire a " grammar " of story comparatively early and are able to deal with the sequencing with reasonable success — i.e. the initial events are sequenced initially in the text and so on . |
| 23 | I look forward to hearing from you , and very much hope that you are able to help with the back issues . |
| 24 | However , males from the bachelor section of the band harass owners until they are able to travel with the harem as a second male in what emerges as a two-male team . |
| 25 | Erm , we have er frequent conversations with the other governments at an official level and all the information that we have erm is that the four governments are contending to proceed with the D I and the production phases in the same time scale that I have quoted to the committee today . |
| 26 | ‘ So I presume I 'm obliged to stay with the ship . ’ |
| 27 | The historicity of texts might reasonably be thought to produce readings which are difficult to incorporate with the textuality of history . |
| 28 | ‘ The appeals which Anthony Scrivener ( counsel for Hammersmith ) made to safeguard the interests of the ratepayers are difficult to reconcile with the position actually shown on the accounts . ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |