Example sentences of "be met by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I try to use the shared bathroom I am met by the teenage mother — the one with two kids . |
| 2 | In August it was remarked in the Commons that , ‘ Wherever you go now in every constituency you are met by the aged people and their organizations . ’ |
| 3 | Their teacher has said that the project ‘ has opened their eyes to the problems that have to be met by the elderly and disabled . ’ |
| 4 | These new provisions legitimate in particular the common claim that single people 's housing needs can be met by the private rented sector . |
| 5 | You will depart from Heathrow on a scheduled Kenya Airways flight to Mombasa via Nairobi where you will be met by the Kuoni representative and transferred to the Travellers Beach Hotel . |
| 6 | You will depart from Heathrow on a Thai International flight to Bangkok where you will be met by the Kuoni representative and transferred to the Jade Pavilion Hotel for your three night stay . |
| 7 | You depart from Gatwick or Manchester for Luxor where you will be met by the Kuoni representative and transferred to the King Tut which will sail from Luxor or Aswan . |
| 8 | In our view the need for adequate management of Campaigns and of Personnel will not be met by the present proposal . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , the Japanese fleet arrived in the Tasman as promised , to be met by the new Greenpeace flagship , Rainbow Warrior II . |
| 10 | And I think that the alternative of the new settlement is by far the best solution , provided it is mixed with some peripheral development , one ca n't go into a position where there is all peripheral development or all new settlement , it has to be in perfect balance , because some needs can not of course be met by the new settlement . |
| 11 | There were two overriding needs which had to be met by the Roman road network — military and economic . |
| 12 | In 1989 Brazil faced a critical shortage of fuel alcohol , used to run more than a quarter of passenger cars , because the rise in demand ( 48 per cent since 1985 ) could not be met by the stagnating production of sugar cane . |
| 13 | Whilst we will agree to meet the fees involved in producing the arboriculturist 's report , the actual costs of tree removal or pollarding ( severe pruning ) fall outwith the scope of the policy and require to be met by the insured . |
| 14 | Any possibility of excessive delay could be met by the English court fixing a date for trial ; and it could control the allocation of costs . |
| 15 | The rapid growth of the secondary banking sector meant that unsatisfied demand for credit from the primary banks could be met by the secondary banks ; this sector not being subject to the liquidity ratio requirements . |
| 16 | And the Secretary of State had declared what might otherwise be regarded as a powerful if not irresistible force would be met by the immovable object of US resolution . |
| 17 | According to government , some of the main needs to be met by the social security system are bringing up children , and caring for elderly or disabled people . |
| 18 | The cost of the operation , which was not disclosed , is being met by the Irish Government . |
| 19 | Surplus junior posts were to be converted to consultant posts , with additional service work being met by the new staff grade and a small increase in the number of senior house officers . |
| 20 | The bill for the royal party 's four-day stay — said to be up to £24,000 a night — is being met by the Korean government . |
| 21 | Statutory provision by social service departments can meet some needs , but others are increasingly being met by the voluntary and private sector , as well as by friends and relatives , informally and without pay . |
| 22 | An allowance is given for each dependent child other than the applicant and the resultant net income is then compared with a scale which shows the parental contribution to school fees , the balance being met by the Scottish Education Department . |
| 23 | At an ensuing press conference , they were met by the African National Congress representative to the United Nations , Tebogo Mafole , who had flown from New York to welcome them . |
| 24 | Peter Donaldson of Red Lion Books , Colchester , Essex , said : ‘ We hardly used publishers ’ hotlines ; our basic needs were met by the brilliant service provided by wholesalers . |
| 25 | They arrived safely and were met by the royal purveyor from Kinghorn ( also called Alexander ) who had brought horses down to the beach for the royal party ; these included the King 's favourite , a white mare called Tamesin which he had left at Kinghorn for the Queen 's own use . |
| 26 | These were met by the disciplined , well-trained armies of the Phoenix King , many of whom were veterans of the wars with the Dwarfs . |
| 27 | , and I flew to Agra in the evening , and were met by the British Council driver . |
| 28 | The cost of such representation is met by the Legal Aid fund , which is administered by the Legal Aid Board , although a contribution may be required from the assisted party in accordance with the rules discussed below . |
| 29 | Stepping from the middle car , Sir Edward Heath was met by the Regional Council 's convenor , Eric Milligan . |
| 30 | This was met by the loudest burst of approval yet , followed by warm and sustained applause . |