1.   The President Declared that he was now prepared to enter into direct talks with the rebels.

2.   We are now prepared to pay you bonuses.

3.   And today he revealed that his wife is now prepared to die for her political convictions.

4.   But supporters of democracy in Burma fear their leader is now prepared to sacrifice her life.

5.   Kerry Court that he was now prepared to allow himself to be sent back.

6.   On the strength of those assurances, the commission says it is now prepared to pay for initial design work at both schools, starting next month.

7.   On the strength of these assurances, the Diocesan Schools Commission is now prepared to allocate a substantial portion of the minor works allocation to start the Darlington projects.

8.   Americans should be ashamed that the government is now prepared to sacrifice the interests of a previous generation of soldiers in order to woo their former enemy.

9.   An executive familiar with the talks said Time Warner was now prepared to pay a premium to all holders of class C shares.