receptive
Example Sentences
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“Amidst the rhetoric it’s unclear how receptive Iran is to negotiating at this early stage, with one spokesman for Iran’s military saying that the U.S. was ‘negotiating with itself,’” notes Vertical Research Partners’ Robert Stallard.
From Barron's
Studies show younger children are particularly receptive to messages from figures of authority.
From BBC
It isn’t clear how receptive the government officials who met with Ackman were to the plan.
From Barron's
Nick said when he and other staff members raised some of these concerns with management, they were not receptive to it because they "are not being exposed to this content on a day-to-day basis".
From BBC
As the CIA began to create an alternative plan, Chevron—the last major U.S. oil company with a sustained presence in Venezuela, found a more receptive audience.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
