Example sentences of "prepare for the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But no film or lecture can prepare for the culture shock that awaits the new tourists to the sub-continent when they arrive early tomorrow in Delhi .
2 In Chapman 's view , the foundation of Aston Villa 's long history of success was their ability to plan ahead and prepare for the departure of key players .
3 We said that this in no way lessens the grief , but it does perhaps help us prepare for the event .
4 You are to make yourself the master of a particular sub-topic or sub-sub-topic rather than prepare for the year 's examination in the whole subject .
5 We must prepare for the struggle .
6 They will prepare for the United Kingdom 's Presidency of the Community beginning on 1st July 1992 .
7 ( 14 ) Are there any strategies you can use to help pupils prepare for the tests without teaching to the test ?
8 He nevertheless ended the year ranked ninth in the world , with 17.43 metres , and can prepare for the Olympics safe in the knowledge that his event wo n't be held on a Sunday in Barcelona .
9 Somewhere further up the scale is the seasonal dieter who goes on a diet in spring to get rid of the Christmas over-indulgence ; in summer to get ready for the beach ; in autumn to lose the fat gained from too many chips , ice-creams , and Tequila sunrises on holiday ; and in early winter to help prepare for the Christmas binge .
10 Come , me hearties , we must prepare for the evening 's adventure ! ’
11 Now we could prepare for the Jubilee without a car& in the world .
12 The petitioning creditor must prepare for the hearing a list of all those creditors who have given notice of their intention to appear at the hearing and hand it in at the hearing(r6.24) .
13 The two sides were a world apart and while Northern hope for successive victories in their final two games for survival , Wigan can relax and prepare for the Silk Cut Cup final at Wembley on May 2 against Castleford .
14 Despite her depression she occupied herself with office tasks , and , although there were times when she dabbed at a tear , she reminded herself that she must prepare for the time when she would never see Silas again .
15 He then asked if she was prepared for the parting and she told him , ‘ Willingly , John , in such a cause as this . ’
16 A similar work prepared for the press soon after this one appeared only in 1819 , in Philadelphia , as The Bank of Faith and Works United .
17 A report with a set of thematic maps , such as the one prepared for the Stirling area , is valuable to planners , enabling them to take proper account of the geological background .
18 These were n't prepared for the winter hibernation .
19 Roy 's paintings , influenced by Giorgio de Chirico , typically align ambiguously associated common objects , sometimes in a landscape , sometimes in an interior , against what he referred to ( in an autobiographical statement prepared for the Museum of Modern Art ) as ‘ the light blue sky with feather-like clouds between Angers and the sea ’ a sky beloved to him from childhood days .
20 The commonest and most important of these are pre-sentence reports ( formerly known as social inquiry reports ) , which are prepared for the court by probation officers ( or by social workers in the case of some juvenile offenders ) .
21 in a formal visit to an individual school a report is prepared for the education authority and the school ;
22 Sadly she had no chance to make amends , for she suffered a setback in training when being prepared for the Doncaster Cup and was retired .
23 ‘ I am sorry , ’ she said , ‘ but Mrs Edgerton is being prepared for the theatre .
24 Prepared for the closeness of him , I was still unprepared , still missing a breath .
25 a list and short description of the contents of all other documents prepared for the purpose of assessing the concentration with respect to competitive conditions , competitors and market conditions .
26 If so , she had prepared for the event more thoroughly than he could ever have imagined .
27 Nearly 700 BP employees involved in the KG Ethylene Project turned up to enjoy a delicious grill and tasty menu specially prepared for the event .
28 The Committee 's manual , Quality Management : Guidance for an office manual , was revised and a special edition was prepared for the New Zealand Institute of Architects .
29 The presidential election campaign intensified in January as candidates for both the Democratic and Republican nominations prepared for the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 18 .
30 In a paper dated 2 March 1947 , prepared for the Lord President 's Committee and later circulated to the Cabinet , the Home Secretary forecast the outlines of the coming controversy :
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