Buyers, meanwhile, are becoming increasingly willing to meet in the middle.

In the meantime, the public have become increasingly willing to spend money online.

It demonstrates how governments are increasingly willing to intervene on behalf of companies that are seen as representative of the national interest.

Moreover, employers are increasingly willing to pay recruits while they train.

The deal showed that bidders are increasingly willing to come out of the woodwork to pre-empt public listings with knockout bids.