Example sentences of "[adj] pay [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the English paid grudging tribute to this ; those who accompanied Margaret Tudor north in 1503 , for her marriage to Mary 's grandfather , James IV , were less than gracious about the elaborate and highly expensive entertainment provided by the king , but their contempt was mitigated , for they ‘ returned into their country giving more praise to the manhood than to the good manner and nurture of Scotland ’ . |
| 2 | The government estimated that nearly one in three businesses would pay rate increases of more than 50 per cent over the first few years , with some paying more than double their previous bill . |
| 3 | I said to him well where the receipts to prove this paying this taxi , right |
| 4 | There is a growing band of buyers who want something more distinctive and who are prepared to pay extra for it . |
| 5 | Will purchasing authorities be prepared to pay extra to ensure it happens ? |
| 6 | Alison says the National Health Service is woefully underfunded and thinks many people would be prepared to pay extra income tax if the money went to health care . |
| 7 | Fans are prepared to pay inflated prices for the Mugler style . |
| 8 | ‘ Producers were prepared to pay good money for quality stock and the number of sheep sold this year was higher than in 1990 . ’ |
| 9 | I am not going to suggest to him or to the House that I am not prepared to pay such a visit . |
| 10 | Few people would be prepared to pay such fees and BGQs would virtually disappear ( arguably a benefit to RBG ! ) . |
| 11 | The fact , as one commentator has pointed out , that bidders are prepared to pay substantial premiums over the existing stock market valuation of a company in order to gain control indicates that despite the presence of the take-over threat bidders still believe that there is considerable scope for efficiency gains . |
| 12 | There are obvious PR advantages in cooperating with such projects when approached , sometimes financial benefits can be achieved as well , where companies are prepared to pay substantial sums for the use of our facilities for filming . |
| 13 | At the moment the consumer is not prepared to pay higher prices . |
| 14 | Those with new , more productive equipment are prepared to pay higher wages to attract labour than are those with older machinery because the former can operate profitably at higher wage levels than the latter . |
| 15 | The key issue is the amount of money the host nations are prepared to pay competing countries . |
| 16 | The key issue is the amount of money the host nations are prepared to pay competing countries . |
| 17 | But if they were prepared to pay hundreds for lumps of metal , what might they bid for the books , Mungo wondered ? |
| 18 | They had few doubts that the Army could recruit as many regulars as it really needed , within reason , provided the country was prepared to pay enough for them . |
| 19 | So they er they agree that they have an influence on market prices , but they , they wo n't , are not prepared to pay any more than they have to . |
| 20 | It is certainly true that conditions were such that developers were prepared to pay more than existing use prices for land ; but the conditions were extraordinary . |
| 21 | Agents can find the charming cottage in local stone or sun-soaked limewash on the edge of a sandy beach in a sheltered creek , but be prepared to pay top money . |
| 22 | The top brands , such as Mistral , benefit from such thinking since some people are prepared to pay high prices to ‘ buy ’ confidence in their equipment . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , it is unrealistic to expect clients always to seek advice on these matters from sources other than the building designer , and a basic knowledge of planning law , compensation and the individual vagaries in attitudes of planning authorities is often the basis of releasing latent development value which is of tangible benefit and for which the client is prepared to pay high rewards . |
| 24 | The problem with consultancy was that companies liked to use the eminent , to whom they were prepared to pay high fees ; getting started was very difficult . |
| 25 | Some people want a lot of local expenditure on public services and are prepared to pay high local taxes ; others want to pay lower local taxes even though this means lower public services . |
| 26 | While two companies were prepared to pay this cost for their searches , three others were less willing to do so . |
| 27 | Management may be prepared to pay this higher cost when labour is scarce and has to be attracted from alternative employment , or when a union is making strong demands for a higher quality of working life . |
| 28 | This pays particular attention to the body of law which has attempted to redress abuse of power by central and local government , and other organisations . |
| 29 | It never occurred to me that something quite extraordinary must be implicated in the charter if George Crowninshield was willing to pay such an egregious price for an out-of-season charter . |
| 30 | My view is that a top rate of say £100 will be acceptable to members and I will be willing to pay such a rate once my financial circumstances improve . |