Sentence examples for be ready to press from inspiring English sources

The United States needs to be ready to press compromise proposals, something Mr. Bush and his secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, show little interest in doing.

The candidates — especially those who still have day jobs on Capitol Hill — should press for swift approval of those two important measures, and be ready to press the case for a targeted and temporary stimulus package if conditions worsen.

A sophisticated refinery using machinery from Italy will soon be ready to press olive oil in Rajasthan, and the plan is to tap into the rising demand in the domestic market.

Ten minutes simmering, and it's ready to press through a sieve, season and taste.

Still, American commanders insisted that they were ready to press ahead if Mr. Sadr fails to surrender.

"Assuming that the new rules are commercially viable and there is the potential to be fully competitive, then we are ready to press the go button," he said.

The Chancellor suggested that if the UK was unable to secure support for reform from all EU states, it was ready to press ahead with a smaller group of like-minded countries under what he termed "enhanced co-operation".

The Taliban's announcement on Tuesday, after years of denials, that they were ready to press forward with talks offered the prospect of reviving the reconciliation process, and Mr. Karzai's response on Wednesday gave it more impetus.

Prosecutors have wide latitude to investigate possible crimes, even if nothing has been reported to the police, and they are required to formally register an investigation only when they are ready to press charges.

They went to the Tenth Precinct, and Captain Jaskaran specified the threat they should use: "We've contacted the police and are ready to press charges, but we'll give you an opportunity to give us our money back, so you won't get arrested".

The documentary has been announced as part of the new season on Channel 4. Programme makers are keeping the location of the crash under wraps but say they have overcome the "known obstacles" and are ready to press ahead with the purchase of the passenger jet.