Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In these circumstances it is not surprising that businessmen are hesitant to commit resources to forge new relationships in Eastern Europe . |
| 2 | Hepper Robinson in Middlesbrough is run by two managers , Alan and Stephen Brown , who are due to receive details of the MBO deal from RE over the weekend . |
| 3 | Rathbone 's marketing director , Mike Bryant , said the cost to the company is negligible and he urged other companies who are due to pay dividends in the next three months to declare their dividends before 5 April . |
| 4 | Two long-term injury absentees are due to make comebacks in the Edinburgh Academicals v Selkirk encounter at Raeburn Place . |
| 5 | The Conservatives have been right to warn voters that a Labour government would mean far higher tax increases than John Smith currently promises — either that , or Labour would not be able to improve benefits and services in the way people want . |
| 6 | We are grateful to accept prizes such as this one from a theatre promotions agency . |
| 7 | The meeting had been due to clarify agreements in the Economic Community , prior to ratification by the constituent republics ' Supreme Soviets . |
| 8 | Although John Wright had been due to send Hanns a letter about the technical requirements , it was actually the choreographer who wrote again in late September , suggesting simplification to avoid distracting the eye and adding ‘ You must design several feet around the back cloth , otherwise what you have designed will be cut off by the back legs and flies ’ . |
| 9 | In part this has been due to budget reformers making overenthusiastic claims for overelaborate systems . |
| 10 | Thus in the European feudal societies it was not the conflict between lord and peasant which was decisive in bringing about change ( only in the twentieth century has it been possible to organize peasants in effective revolutionary movements ) , but the emergence and growth in those societies of an alien incompatible element — the bourgeoisie . |
| 11 | As a result it has been possible to provide donations to both RAFA and other local charitable causes until a major RAFA project in the area is identified . |
| 12 | Indeed , I was slow to discover that other men had had this experience , for it had been possible to read books and to associate with men on other grounds … |
| 13 | The UK is only beginning to realise the potential of partnerships ; education has been shy to join hands with business and vice versa , but it has to happen . |
| 14 | No doubt one could find some of that ilk in the Labour party , but I am sorry to tell Ministers , who greatly outnumber their indians seated behind them , that defence will not figure prominently in the next general election . |
| 15 | Very large numbers of blood cells are required — human red blood cells only last a few months — and there are few stem cells , so an enormous amplification is required . |
| 16 | Terry Armistead and Jane Huntingford are prepared to give talks to knitting clubs , on Terry 's intarsia graphs and garment patterns , Jane 's geometric designs and their combined projects . |
| 17 | They are prepared to force ministers to pump more money into keeping bills down . |
| 18 | Most travel agents are prepared to tailor arrangements to meet individual requirements . |
| 19 | The Democratic Unionist Party is in the curious position of being dominated by evangelicals and hence being more favourable to temperance and sabbatarianism than the Official Unionists and at the same time being better supported than the Officials by working-class loyalists who are not known for their piety and who are prepared to support acts of criminal violence . |
| 20 | Staff , however , say they are prepared to negotiate prices . |
| 21 | The Inland Revenue attempts to maximise revenue , and are prepared to negotiate terms with tax offenders . |
| 22 | Although it will probably be a long time before we are prepared to let robots perform operations on us , Pam will be ready for trials next year , and her potential for cutting the 750,000 nursing days lost each year through back strain may make her popular with medical staff and patients alike . |
| 23 | Although landlords are prepared to squeeze margins by offering a variety of incentives — rent reductions , rent-free periods and payment of fitting-out costs — demand refuses to pick up because many tenants are lumbered with expensive leases they can not assign . |
| 24 | In the new churches , by definition , the leaders must be those who are prepared to take risks . |
| 25 | An important question is the degree of congruence amongst decision makers as to the degree to which they are prepared to take risks . |
| 26 | In areas like West Belfast it will be extremely difficult to find employers who are prepared to take trainees and who are also prepared to cooperate in their training needs . |
| 27 | Alternatively , many picture framers have some heat-sealing equipment , and are prepared to seal items for you . |
| 28 | How on earth can they protest about hunting when they are prepared to injure humans and horses in their cause ? |
| 29 | The impression given to those outside the unit is that the staff are prepared to tolerate misdemeanours that others would not . |
| 30 | There is a record level of chronic law breaking throughout the country and they are prepared to allow companies to break the law for profit . |