Companies should be prepared to state their case on the matter, and investors should be prepared to listen.

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Milner is a pretty smart lad, too, and was always prepared to listen.

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Ms Blears told the BBC that politicians not giving straight answers could be an issue, but said a "grown up political discourse" could only happen if people were prepared to listen.

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But we are prepared to listen and to learn.

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But who are those people prepared to listen to the innermost thoughts of others for hours on end, followed by weeks shaping them into a book in which their name may well not appear?

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At least David Jones was prepared to listen.

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So hunker down and get prepared and listen to the best brains telling it like it is.

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That means that in these circumstances, being prepared to suspend judgment and simply to listen to each other is crucial.

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