Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [to-vb] such [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The currency convertability restrictions threaten to wipe out the country 's domestic base of small resellers unless suppliers opt to extend credit facilities further , but to date there has been no indication that suppliers are prepared to take such steps . |
| 2 | Detectives are horrified the men are prepared to use such violence for a comparatively small sum . |
| 3 | Detectives are horrified the men are prepared to use such violence for a comparatively small sum . |
| 4 | Unless we , as legislators , are prepared to treat such circumstances with that degree of seriousness , rather than allowing fines even in the low thousands to be imposed , we are unlikely to secure the safety culture to which North sea workers are , sadly , not accustomed but are certainly entitled . |
| 5 | People are quick to articulate such criticisms in gossip but even here there are constraints . |
| 6 | Most of the time we are able to take such perversity in our stride . |
| 7 | Secondly , the research will assess the school-based experience and training that the students receive in teaching methods in order to determine the extent to which students have mastered an understanding of the nature and development of pupils ' historical thinking and are able to exemplify such understanding in their teaching styles . |
| 8 | Several animals are able to withstand such stings and actually feed on various portions of wasps , bees and their nests . |
| 9 | As chairman of probably the oldest and certainly the noisiest of the Institute 's technical committees , I am able to reassure such doubters ; indeed , the Technical Advisory Committee 's advice is still the foundation of most Institute responses on accounting and auditing matters . |
| 10 | More conservative views of the ‘ corporate bias ’ in liberal democracies ( Middlemas , 1979 ) are happy to see such arrangements integrate and discipline the working class , but disturbed if labour movements are better able to redistribute income in their favour or to create disruption in economic life . |
| 11 | South African tour manager Abie Malan , preparing for the tourists ' first game with England since 1984 , said : ‘ I am disappointed to hear such news on the eve of the last important match of our tour , one which the ANC publicly approved . |
| 12 | Section 10 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and s.213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 together provide that if in the course of winding up it appears that any business of the company has been carried on with intent to defraud creditors of the company or other persons , or for any fraudulent purpose , the liquidator may apply to the court for a declaration that any persons who were knowingly parties to such fraudulent trading are liable to make such contributions to the company 's assets as the court thinks proper . |
| 13 | ‘ Under the Companies Act , we are entitled to take such action if more than 10 per cent of the shareholders back the application . |