Sentence examples for was prepared to push from inspiring English sources

Mr. B'Hahn said he was prepared to push for regulatory change.

The US treasury secretary, Jacob Lew, said Washington was prepared to push for tougher economic sanctions against Russia at a G7 summit in Brussels on Thursday.

The philanthropist, who had final say in which architect was chosen, was attracted to Levete because she "was prepared to push the boundaries.

But he warned that he was prepared to push forward with his own proposal if an agreement could not be reached.

"No one wants to die, but 10 or 15 years ago I was prepared to push myself as hard as I could for my sport.

At first I was prepared to push the issue, but upon closer examination of my caseload, I realized the obvious – the handful of especially demanding cases involved clients to whom the clinic and I had the greatest personal obligation.

Still, the generals' comments made clear that if Mr. Gates was preparing to push against a culture of entitlement, he should prepare to get pushed as well.

And the Obama administration must be prepared to push hard.

The question is how far he is prepared to push, at the risk of provoking conflict.

Difficulties have to be faced, but we are prepared to push the boundaries.

I'm a risk taker and I am prepared to push as hard as I can.