Example sentences of "[noun sg] preparing [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A variety of possible contributing factors have been put forward : that biological factors make women more vulnerable than men ; that women are socially disadvantaged by the roles they are expected to perform , and psychologically disadvantaged by socialization preparing them for these roles ; that women express their emotions more readily ; and that health professionals are more likely to equate feminine characteristics with ill health ( Weissman and Klerman , 1977 ; Penfold and Walker , 1984 ; Corob , 1987 ) . |
| 2 | On this basis he maintains that these adults should not be seen ‘ as agents of social control repressing the young — as reductionist social history might suggest — but as agents of socialization preparing them for their future roles as citizens in a society to which most adolescents gave unthinking and willing allegiance ’ . |
| 3 | I became seasoned , gained experience , all the while preparing myself for the lucky chance that would surely come . |
| 4 | The best plan was therefore to study a few typical ones : T. H. Huxley 's course on the crayfish at South Kensington in the 1870s was based on this principle , close study of a crayfish preparing one for any invertebrate . |
| 5 | Motorola killed its intended predecessor , the 68050 , last year after it decided the development was n't advanced enough to justify the expenditure preparing it for production . |
| 6 | On the other hand , it may also be a sign of God 's hidden control and wisdom preparing us for the future . |