Sentence examples for was prepared to pull from inspiring English sources

Similarly the Reagan administration was prepared to pull the rug from underneath Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, despite his impeccable anti-communist credentials.Mr Reagan's presidency made clear that supporting freedom could successfully be made a central tenet of American foreign policy and that the means existed to pursue that goal.

Israel said it was prepared to pull back in places where the Palestinians could resume control.

No one was prepared to pull the plug by press time, but neither was anyone expressing much optimism.

Mr. Trump also tried to dispel doubts about his commitment to a mutual defense treaty with Japan that surfaced during his campaign, when he said he was prepared to pull back from the pact unless Tokyo did more to reimburse the United States for defending Japanese territory.

Leyland used a chart to keep track of Young's and Gonzalez's batting averages: if Cabrera got a few hits while the others suffered oh-fers, and if the Tigers game ceased to matter because of a Rangers win, Leyland was prepared to pull Cabrera to protect his batting crown, a maneuver sometimes called the Forced Reyes.

Andre's list: The Czech Indoor tennis tournament was prepared to pull out all the stops to secure Andre Agassi for its event in October.

"We need to think it through every time and be prepared to pull back".

He is prepared to pull us through for three weeks, which certainly be plenty of time to make full repairs.

That's why I'm clear that if there's a dramatic reduction in the numbers of those on the electoral register because of the move to individual electoral registration, I'm prepared to pull the plug".

Venus started slowly, winning only one of the first 11 points, but she showed far greater patience in the tricky conditions, regularly being prepared to pull out of serves until the breeze died.

Be prepared to pull out if it looks as if you have backed a loser after all.