Sentence examples for were ready to increase from inspiring English sources

Brawn, having been acquired by Mercedes-Benz, were ready to increase his 2009 salary quite substantially and their ultimate offer is said to have been higher than the figure he agreed with McLaren.

It also is ready to increase salaries 0.5percentto0.7percentcent, he said.

China is ready to increase co-operation with UK and other countries over human rights".

He was ready to increase the range of what he was looking for and what he was willing to spend.

If oil prices remain high or spike repeatedly, Mr. Rodríguez said, members will be ready to increase supplies.

Iran is ready to increase its crude exports by 500,000 bpd, its deputy oil minister said on Sunday.

Nick Reilly, president of G.M. Europe, had signaled on Monday that G.M. was ready to increase its contribution.

The price of crude oil fell as it was reported that OPEC was ready to increase production to keep the price from rising.

MOD: Well, sure, he won't agree to increase tax rates, but he is ready to increase tax revenue by broadening the tax base.

"We are ready to increase the firewall, but €940 billion is not possible for our side," Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen of Finland said as she arrived at the conference.

Mr. Khamenei emphasized in his remarks on Sunday that Iran was ready to increase its interaction with the world, one of the main election promises Mr. Rowhani made.