Example sentences of "pleased with the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile , over in Summit , New Jersey , Unix System Labs says it is pleased with the DRA technology , though its ANDF effort is still at least a year away from release .
2 The art historians and restorers dealing with the St Servatius restoration are pleased with the expertise DSM has brought to the project .
3 As he settled , he looked well pleased with the manoeuvre .
4 Afterwards , despite the gravity of the subject , the speakers were pleased with the event .
5 Putting on a Show The Windows aficionado will be well pleased with the look and feel of Presentations 2.0 — it maintains that 3D kind of look that Windows 3.1 is so good at , to the point where you might just be persuaded that you 're actually running a Windows application full screen .
6 Scott was so pleased with the style he had evolved at Battersea , a treatment that humanised industrial forms without denying their function , that he also used it on the Guinness Factory at Park Royal , west London .
7 ‘ Nicaragua is certainly very pleased with the progress made towards demobilisation [ of the contras ] … and I think the government of El Salvador is very pleased . ’
8 Parents need to learn patience and show their child that they are pleased with the progress .
9 A hospital spokeswoman said it was very pleased with the progress made by Philip O'Rourke , from Donegal Town , who was given a new kidney in an operation on Tuesday night .
10 I am pleased with the progress to date and trust you are not finding the process too disruptive .
11 We are in fact top of the charts so we 're quite pleased with the progress we 've made within those four weeks .
12 Lawrence is settled at Middlesbrough and has been pleased with the progress of his first season .
13 Commenting on the performance , Geoff Burns , a director of Murray Johnstone , said : ‘ We are pleased with the progress of the unlisted portfolio , with one investment that has just been floated and the prospect of two to come , including Stagecoach in three weeks ’ time .
14 The Robins ' boss is also pleased with the progress being made by YTS lad Jonathon Cross , who damaged ankle ligaments less than two weeks ago , and Dave Esdaille , injured at Colchester on Friday .
15 The A Team beat 11 other sides in the league which fished sites all over the country and Angling Society secretary Peter Kelly said he was pleased with the position .
16 Well we think that the D O E would probably be quite pleased with the position that we reached today .
17 Mr Jones said he was pleased with the minister 's response .
18 ‘ Since the beginning of the year , we have been pleased with the level of reservations in the central belt and in Aberdeen . ’
19 I 'm pleased with the name … after my dear aunt , in a way !
20 There is no doubt that the majority of the Conservative MPs in the National government were quite pleased with the developments in Spain .
21 The coach , Norman Hughes , said he was pleased with the play of Soma and much of England 's build-up play and felt the second-half changes made a significant impact .
22 The coach , Norman Hughes , said he was pleased with the play of Soma and much of England 's build-up play and felt the second-half changes made a significant impact .
23 I am pleased with the improvements evident from the negotiations that have taken place .
24 Alan Strachan seemed genuinely pleased with the work we 'd done so far .
25 The Duchess says she 's very pleased with the work and delighted they 've got a chance to put their skills on show .
26 ‘ What I mean , Lily , is I 'm pleased with the work .
27 Pleased with the way dust has settled on the sieves .
28 Colin Appleby , of the Midland Bank , is extremely pleased with the way the game has turned out .
29 In general , we seem to be pleased with the way it goes about its work , and many like to feel that we can contribute ideas as well as money .
30 And yet so many people are pleased with the way they manage to hide their emotions — to maintain that ‘ stiff upper lip ’ of which men in particular seem to be so proud .
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