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 | There is a growing band of buyers who want something more distinctive and who are prepared to pay extra for it . |
| 3 | Will purchasing authorities be prepared to pay extra to ensure it happens ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Fans are prepared to pay inflated prices for the Mugler style . |
| 6 | ‘ Producers were prepared to pay good money for quality stock and the number of sheep sold this year was higher than in 1990 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The key issue is the amount of money the host nations are prepared to pay competing countries . |
| 10 | The key issue is the amount of money the host nations are prepared to pay competing countries . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Purveyors of perfumes , porcelain and other expensive wares were more than happy to oblige yuppies and other brazen consumers willing to pay lavish prices for labels once only sported by the elite . |
| 18 | He could n't believe that those nobs in the West End were willing to pay good money for things that seemed to him to be nothing more than unnecessary luxuries . |
| 19 | There is , of course , a heater and a heated rear screen and even a wash/wipe mechanism fitted to the hard top but once that has been removed , a five minute , two man job , the driver is at the mercy of the elements unless he is willing to pay extra for the folding soft top . |
| 20 | If the affluent countries , East and West , Europe and the U S are willing to pay fair prices to the developing countries for their natural resources , they can keep their aid and relief plans . |
| 21 | People are willing to pay high for the privilege of killing , ’ he said , grimly . |
| 22 | Health authorities and local authorities are sometimes willing to pay high prices to buy care for those one or two individuals who are felt to be unmanageable in their own services . |
| 23 | ( An equally acceptable alternative , on the stated criterion , would be perfect price discrimination practised on all consumers down to those willing to pay marginal cost . ) |
| 24 | It is hoped that this will be the sort of figure which will deter those exhibition event organisers , who in the past have been more than content to pay top players such as Seles a six figure appearance fee and cover any fine which they may have incurred . |
| 25 | Official American Library Association publications in the 19305 paid regular tribute to the multi-media idea ( there is some evidence that British librarians maintained illustrations collections and by I 935 record collections without so much publicity ) . |
| 26 | 31 Paid monthly salary to shop assistant of £400 . |
| 27 | It shows almost half the people are spending less on clothes for themselves , three out of 10 spend less on food , about a quarter find it hard to pay regular bills on time , and 43 per cent plan to spend less this Christmas . |
| 28 | Notwithstanding her relationship to her husband , the young housewife is likely to pay particular heed to the views of her own mother , especially in expenditures on housewares and domestic consumer durables like cookers , freezers ( etc ) . |
| 29 | The court can therefore have regard to the totality of the delay between the date of accrual of the cause of action and the date of issue of the writ , notwithstanding s33(3) ( b ) and ( c ) and is likely to pay particular heed to the length of any delay in first notifying the defendant of the claim against him , even if such delay occurred before the expiry of the limitation period , ( Donovan v Gwentoys Ltd [ 1990 ] 1 WLR 472 ) . |
| 30 | As he spoke , there were no fewer than 17 expeditions on Everest , all paying hefty fees ; 250 climbers on the Nepal side alone . |