Example sentences of "not prepared [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may have been some support for him among the cardinals , but they were not prepared to act in concert and several now put themselves forward . |
| 2 | If Marshal Piłsudski and Colonel Beck , the Polish leaders in Warsaw , were upset that France had not given them stronger backing over the Wilia crisis , then they were also relieved to find that Hitler was not prepared to go to war over the city — at least not yet . |
| 3 | This is because when there is an actionable nuisance the law provides a legal remedy by way of injunction or damages and this it is not prepared to do in respect of every odour found to be annoying or objectionable ; neither would it be practicable especially since odours are notoriously subjective in nature affecting some individuals and not others and causing a variety of symptoms . |
| 4 | I have already explained , I think three times , in the hearing of President Delors why this Government are not prepared to put at risk the striking progress that has been made in industrial relations in this country since 1979 . |
| 5 | As in so many other instances , we , at least , are not prepared to rely upon hope . |
| 6 | This way , DEC were able to maintain investment in PDP-11 software by those who were not prepared to upgrade to VAX immediately . |
| 7 | She goes on to accuse him and the others of , as it were , defining themselves into respectability : ‘ They are not prepared to count as concept or understanding anything which does not involve speech . ’ |
| 8 | Presumably , Lloyds Bank , which Midland spurned in favour of Hongkong , is not prepared to buy in case it fails to win the bid : it still holds a stake in Standard Chartered from a similar unsuccessful venture . |
| 9 | Quite apart from the immediate salary , they are not prepared to stay in position once the development tasks have been completed . |
| 10 | Last night , Bashir Maan , chairman of Strathclyde Community Relations Council , said he was not prepared to comment in detail about the controversy until Mr McNeill had his opportunity to put his case . |