Sentence examples for would be adverse from inspiring English sources

First, the judge looked favorably on a proposal by the defendants' lawyers to have an expedited trial, because holding up the deal would be adverse to ExamWorks.

He selected this city as his new capital because it was a neutral site and neither the northerners nor the southerners would be adverse to the selection.

A survey making the rounds last week found that three out of four business executives reported feeling pressure to make political contributions, and half thought there would be "adverse consequences" for refusing.

I know we're here to work (and trust us, in the absence of the Friday men, we're finding it hard to be dragged away from our desks for even a day), but that doesn't mean we would be adverse to being knocked off our feet by that knight-in-shining-landcruiser.

"On the other hand, if financial passporting is lost that would be adverse … If you already have offices in the EU it may be you can more easily manage the loss of the passport … but if you don't it could be more difficult".

"We knew it was going to happen, we were prepared, we knew there would be adverse weather conditions, it was just slow and we caused a great traffic jam and I am sorry to all those who got stuck in it," he said.

But we wouldn't be adverse to it.

But he certainly wouldn't be adverse to more cash.

MR. ASHCROFT -- As I indicated in my remarks, we have seen, both from the practice of Al Qaeda and from the law enforcement work of individuals around the world and from the intelligence community, that Al Qaeda continues to demonstrate a very serious interest in chemical, biological as well as radiological devices, the impacts of which would obviously be adverse.

"I wouldn't be adverse to it," says Heath.

Company management has suggested that it wouldn't be adverse to a takeover bid.