Example sentences of "to meet [noun] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | James Williamson and Partners as the employer was prepared to meet part of the extra travel costs . |
| 2 | The only exception was in war periods when it became customary to meet part of the additional spending through borrowing . |
| 3 | we went to meet mummy at the Jolly Farmers |
| 4 | This enables the National Central Control to supplement supplies coming ashore in order to meet demands during the coldest of winter days . |
| 5 | This was the commission 's first visit to meet people at the sharp end of the system . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ One of the things most appreciated by those running smaller businesses is the chance to meet people in the same boat and discuss matters of joint interest and concern . ’ |
| 7 | This enabled the Electricity Boards to meet demand in the late 1950s despite under-forecasting of loads and overrun construction times ( see p. 213 , below ) . |
| 8 | He said the products shortages that hurt the company in the first half are virtually behind it now , and Apple will be better able to meet demand in the second half . |
| 9 | After I had arranged to meet Jack on the following Wednesday , the Masons left for home , and I had an early dinner with my parents . |
| 10 | Bates , who beat Byron Black of Zimbabwe 3–6 6–3 7–5 in his first round match , can find comfort , too , in Wilkinson 's victory because he is due to meet Frana in the first round at Wimbledon . |
| 11 | In early January the Prime Minister and the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary ( Douglas Hurd ) had each visited the Gulf and surrounding areas : Major on Jan. 6-9 to meet members of the British armed forces and to hold discussions with the Amir of Kuwait , King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and Mubarak , and Hurd on Jan. 10-14 for talks in Bahrain , Qatar , the United Arab Emirates , Jordan and Turkey . |
| 12 | Young people were normally allowed many opportunities to meet members of the opposite sex , and though examples can be quoted of disinheritance because parental wishes had not been met , the prime consideration in choosing a wedding partner was undoubtedly mutual love . |
| 13 | This plan is useful only for people whose incomes have risen fast enough to meet payments on the new loan and the debt on their old mortgage . |
| 14 | When a borrower was systematically unable to meet commitments by the required date he became insolvent , the final stage when all his remaining assets were repossessed . |
| 15 | The biggest long , Phibro , is said by traders to need cocoa to meet commitments in the physical markets . |
| 16 | The development of income raising schemes and projects will significantly increase the pressure of work on the Finance Section , even when linked directly to the Bank 's own Royline and while it is envisaged that the existing system should be able to meet requirements for the next four or five when replacement will be under consideration , additional staff will probably be required . |
| 17 | The development of income raising schemes and projects will significantly increase the pressure of work on the Finance Section , even when linked directly to the Bank 's own Royline and while it is envisaged that the existing system should be able to meet requirements for the next four or five years when replacement will be under consideration , additional staff will probably be required . |
| 18 | TRANMERE 'S young goalkeeper Danny Coyne was yesterday included in the Welsh under-21 squad to meet Belgium in the European Championship qualifier in Belgium on Tuesday , November 17 . |
| 19 | Certainly the young middle-class , or rising middle-class person can be guaranteed to meet others of the same age who are respectable but not too serious . |
| 20 | It can be very supportive to meet others in the same situation as yourself . |
| 21 | England were due to meet Wales in the final match of the round robin series today knowing that a share of the honours would give them the crown . |
| 22 | To mark the country 's first successful bone marrow transplant involving an un-related donor , Norwegian television arranged for her to meet Janet for the first time in front of an estimated two-and-a-half million viewers . |
| 23 | The following day she is to meet representatives of the Irish community at London 's Camden Centre . |
| 24 | To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he next intends to meet representatives of the European Commission to discuss regional policy . |
| 25 | To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he next intends to meet representatives of the European Commission to discuss regional policy and the implications for the manufacturing sector of industry . |
| 26 | To ask the Secretary of State for Employment when he next plans to meet representatives of the small firms sector to discuss the problem of small businesses . |
| 27 | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he next expects to meet representatives of the Scottish fishing industry to discuss the conservation of fishing stocks . |
| 28 | Soon after his appointment he went to the north to meet representatives of the non-Burman races , and in effect asked them to state their own terms for participation in a Union of Burma . |
| 29 | I next plan to meet representatives of the northern region CBI later this month to discuss a range of business matters . |