Sentence examples for be ripe as from inspiring English sources

But if the SEC were to change course and affirmatively endorse arbitration, or even if it punted on the issue by simply letting the registration statement become effective, the arbitrability issue would be ripe as soon as an investor filed a federal class action and the registrant moved to dismiss in favor of arbitration.

Bulgaria may be ripe as the potential birthplace for a 'European Spring.' Just as Tunisia was a seemingly unlikely place for the Arab Spring to unexpectedly erupt, Bulgaria may yet earn the distinction of being the birthplace of a well-deserved change in how governments operate and business is done throughout Europe.

Choose a banana from your fruit bowl -- you want it to be ripe (as this is when it contains the most minerals) but not black.

Although Cuvier was considered unfair then, it is his view that is accepted now and the time is ripe, as indeed it always has been, for Lamarck's good name to be restored.

The fact that peaches and everything else in the shops are ripe – as they should be – is one of the great things about going to Italy.

GROVER NORQUIST President, Americans for Tax Reform Washington, June 20 , 2012  To the Editor: Indeed, the time is ripe as never before on the issue of reducing incarceration rates while preserving public safety.

Ensure your nectarines are ripe, as supermarkets tend to sell hard fruits which have to be ripened at home. 4 medium-sized, ripe nectarines 20 slices of cured pork collar or 8 slices of cured ham Halve the nectarines and remove the stone.

In that spirit, the South African San hunters say they do not, and cannot, schedule when to hunt but rather "wait for the moment to be lucky", sensitively judging the right time – when the time is "ripe", as the English language says.

Like all tropical fruits, mangos should not be stored in the fridge before they are ripe, as their fruit might be damaged by the cold temperature and the refrigeration will halt the ripening process.

It's so Boca Raton, so AARP, so tacky as to be ripe for reinvention as New York's next big dining trend -- as long as everyone agrees to call it something else.

The lemons were ripe and as big as fists.