Example sentences of "be prepared [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Institutional shareholders have told Sir Derek they would not be prepared to tolerate the introduction of a large minority shareholder on favourable terms . |
| 2 | Thus , the best way of proving anything that the other side will not agree to is to be prepared to call the witness to give evidence about it at trial . |
| 3 | He could n't understand it … but he knew that he 'd narrowly avoided a serious shock , and there was no way in which he 'd be prepared to touch the box again . |
| 4 | I do not for my part find the objections in principle to be strong and I would certainly be prepared to agree the rule should no longer be adhered to were it not for the practical consideration to which I have referred and which my noble and learned friend agrees to be of real substance . |
| 5 | I do not think it would be helpful to try to define the point at which the court should be prepared to disregard the 16- or 17-year-old child 's wishes to refuse medical treatment . |
| 6 | ‘ But we 'll be prepared to give the artist something , of course , ’ Branson added expansively . |
| 7 | In extreme circumstances when a situation escalates to a position where the client(s) can not be controlled by physical restraint , staff members should be prepared to vacate the room , even if there is a possibility that extensive damage may result . |
| 8 | Well I make a proposal that we also give them notice that at the end of this year , we will not be prepared to continue the lease on the current licence . |
| 9 | You must , therefore , be prepared to translate the jargon of your profession into normal , crisp English if your readership requires it . |
| 10 | But they do not invalidate the point that if a professional organization believes firmly in the principle of ‘ no censorship ’ , then it must be prepared to defend the principle resolutely on every occasion . |
| 11 | I do hope that you will be prepared to join the steering group . |
| 12 | An important question , because if somebody outside the Institute would perform the task differently , we must be prepared to answer the question ‘ Would that way be better or lead to better results ? ’ |
| 13 | Would you be prepared to answer the question were it not related to Skelton ? |
| 14 | How can teachers be prepared to undertake the process of pragmatic mediation that I have been proposing in these chapters ? |
| 15 | Yes , I want to leave early tomorrow , because I 'm , I 'm not going to rush for a train , I do n't want to be caught thinking oh the last train to Stow Market goes at four o'clock and I 've got to run for it I got to be prepared to miss the train . |
| 16 | The West must , unfortunately , be prepared to see the carve-up of Bosnia and come to terms with a far smaller country . |
| 17 | Now however , they will be prepared to let the tribunal decide if they sign a player out of contract — and that could happen within the next few weeks . |
| 18 | Either chemists , pharmacists and medical practitioners should be totally amoral and provide patients with any drug they want — including fatal poisons — to use as they wish , or else we have got to be prepared to take the moral stands our consciences and beliefs press on us . |
| 19 | In addition , members should be prepared to explain the relevance of their CPE to their personal professional development . |
| 20 | Sir Derek Alun-Jones , Ferranti 's chairman , is expected to postpone the annual meeting for a second time so that revised accounts can be prepared to include the effect of the £185m International Signal and Control fraud . |
| 21 | The social worker or counsellor should be prepared to include the role of health co-ordinator , holding the threads of the various aspects of health care which can get confusing and complex . |
| 22 | If the property is subject to a mortgage , then if the new husband 's financial status is acceptable to the mortgagee it will doubtless be prepared to release the husband 's covenant in return for receiving a similar covenant from the new husband . |
| 23 | He went on that the Middlesbrough magistrates had indicated that they would be prepared to allow the mother similar access to the child if the ban imposed by the London magistrate was lifted . |
| 24 | If your tap water is of doubtful quality then you must be prepared to remedy the situation or use rain water instead . |
| 25 | It is true that an inability to legislate upon certain matters might render a constitution prone to crisis but on others it would be far from necessarily fatal and at least one judge , in a common law country , has recently acceded to the proposition that he might be prepared to disavow the power of the otherwise unlimited New Zealand Parliament to enact law providing , for example , for human torture . |
| 26 | Gro Harlem Brundtland , chairwoman and Prime Minster of Norway , said : ‘ We must be prepared to tackle the myth that energy consumption must be allowed to grow unchecked . ’ |
| 27 | In time of special and genuine difficulty the Council will of course be prepared to extend the period for submitting applications but bodies must seek approval for a late application no later than the time when the application normally would be due . |
| 28 | I asked him if he would be prepared to support the Government 's privatisation proposals , and he said : ’ I should be happy to do so , provided that the general public can apply for shares . ’ |
| 29 | The last sentence refers to an earlier conversation between Green and Hickson in which the latter had claimed that the Cambridgeshire LEA would not be prepared to support the work of the District , whereas the Board had been offered a grant of £100 for 1931–32 and the prospect of increased grant-aid in subsequent years . |
| 30 | Manufacturers would be prepared to foot the bill if testing became law . |