Example sentences of "are [adj] [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One correspondent asserts that whilst there is no shortage of organists , there is a dearth of those who are prepared to take on the regular commitment of parish church music . |
| 2 | In July last year he announced that ‘ we are prepared to set straight the brains of hundreds ’ in order to maintain stability . |
| 3 | Manager Mickey Duff has had talks with Coetzer 's management who are prepared to set up a deal . |
| 4 | Anyone considering buying a new Metro 1.0L , Montego 1.6L or Rover 820 Fastback can obtain interest-free loans over two years from AA Financial Services , provided you are prepared to put down a 25 per cent deposit on the car . |
| 5 | At the moment , Hillsborough chairman David Richards insists they will not let Hirst go , but it seems United are prepared to step up the pressure to test their nerve . |
| 6 | Yet schools are prepared to tie up the time of senior staff , in effect the resource equivalent of at least a full-time head of department post , with the vaguest responsibilities for taking difficult pupils away from classrooms . |
| 7 | We are prepared to offer either a time based fee or a fixed fee . |
| 8 | Linkage can happen informally in that high salaries are easier to justify where the company is profitable , but in many companies the connection between profitability and remuneration is now made explicit , through the use of bonus payments or share options . |
| 9 | Notice that in each of these examples we are careful to specify exactly the entities or particles to which the amount of substance refers . |
| 10 | After that they are free to carry out the search for their birth parents . |
| 11 | Once it has been demonstrated how the logic behind the traditional fidelity to the interests of the shareholders is flawed in the context of the large public company , we are free to examine exactly the nature of the stake which shareholders and others have in the company . |
| 12 | Companies seeking the Prince 's warrant will have to show that they are developing an environmental policy and are willing to carry out an internal environmental review and to set green targets , to be reviewed annually . |
| 13 | The cost of photocopying can mount up if you have to go to a local shop and pay several pence a sheet , whereas there are very likely to be local supporters who have photocopiers and are willing to run off a hundred copies at no charge . |
| 14 | In the meantime , we are content to know how the thing functions . |
| 15 | To open the literature programme we are delighted to welcome back the internationally acclaimed poets James Berry and Miroslav Holub to read from work past and present . |
| 16 | We are delighted to hear how the bullocks are cared for on Mr and Mrs Taylor 's farm ( Points of View , 15 February ) . |
| 17 | The television commentators are quick to say when a referee penalises the attacking team for collapsing in their opponents ' 22 metre area : ‘ Why would the attacking team want to collapse scrummage ? ’ |
| 18 | At the outset we must state that the picture is still very unclear and that those forms of depressions which can be linked to an abnormal body clock are likely to form only a small proportion of all cases . |
| 19 | As it stands , few serious runners are likely to take up the challenge to turn it on . |
| 20 | Initially , most contracts are likely to include only a broad specification of the service being purchased . |
| 21 | Now , instead of a day walking on the estate 's 50,000-acre grounds or picnicking on the heather-clad hills , the Queen and the duke are likely to send out a summons to Andy and Fergie , who are staying close by . |
| 22 | One is that policies which are focused primarily on small firms are likely to encourage only a relatively low level of technical innovation . |
| 23 | Instead , countries such as the Czech Republic , Slovakia , Hungary and Poland , where conditions are more conducive to good business strategies , are likely to scoop up the funds on offer . |
| 24 | SOUVENIRS : These are likely to top up the EC jackpot , though it 's hard to guess a figure . |
| 25 | Meanwhile the detector picks up hum from mains lighting and clicks are likely to occur whenever a flashing light is detected from whatever source . |
| 26 | This compromise incorporates two tiers of tariffs which are likely to reduce marginally the price of British bananas but push them up for the Germans . |
| 27 | Making such interlocutory orders and arbitration decisions as are likely to bring about a just , expeditious and economical disposal of the case ; monitoring the progress of any case or class of case [ e.g. involving children ] the conduct of which the Judge considers should not be left solely to the parties and their advisers . |
| 28 | Such analyses might indicate , for example , which competitive weaknesses , if removed , are likely to bring about the largest increase in NPV ; how much market share needs to be increased in different SBU locations to provide an adequate NPV ; whether this is easier in some locations than in others ; and the degree to which some markets are more attractive than others in terms of potential NPV . |
| 29 | If antibiotics are likely to clear up the infection , why are we having this long discussion ? |
| 30 | People are supposed to fill in the job description on the first page of the appraisal form but do n't , in a lot of cases . |