Example sentences of "[noun] [be] ready for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Commenting on the possibility of German reunification , Worner said that a debate within the alliance on that issue was a matter of time , and that NATO was ready for eventual reunification if it was the expressed will of the German people .
2 Omari gives a translation of an interesting example in reply to a reader who had written that Africans were ready for immediate self-rule :
3 Their progress and welfare are closely monitored by a puppy walking supervisor who decides when a dog is ready for formal guide dog training — normally at around 10 months to one year old .
4 Crack a cooled bean and check that it is evenly coloured throughout ; if so , the beans are ready for immediate use of may be cooled and stored in an airtight jar .
5 If it does , the battery is ready for immediate use ; if not , leave it on charge for as long as necessary .
6 The Ladder is divided into two parts : the first deals with the preparation that is necessary before the novice is ready for advanced contemplation and the second part deals with the mystical experience .
7 It often takes various stages of etching , proofing and burnishing before a satisfactorily completed plate is ready for final printing and editioning .
8 The reason is that the treaty sets criteria to measure whether a country is ready for economic and monetary union .
9 Satisfied that the gun was ready for immediate use , Kirov transferred it discreetly to his jacket pocket before turning and walking towards the waiting figure of Ybreska .
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