Example sentences of "of preparing [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 After all , being drunk in charge of a rowing boat is no big deal , just part of the everyday rituals of preparing for a big match .
2 So we began the delicate task of preparing for a reunion of mother and daughter .
3 Travel and practical experience abroad were not the only possible ways of preparing for a career in diplomacy .
4 In July 1936 he gathered in his palace at Bishopthorpe a select team of ten for the purpose of preparing for the coming ecumenical conference .
5 By the end of the year , Mrs Thatcher was in the chair of a new cabinet committee , Misc. 141 , which had been given the task of preparing for the fast-approaching day when limits would be set on greenhouse gas emissions .
6 After the conference , the Socialist League continued to oppose rearmament , opposed sanctions against Italy threatened as a result of the Italian invasion of Abyssinia , and advocated a policy for the Labour movement of preparing for the ‘ mass resistance to war ’ , by which was meant a general strike .
7 Unfortunately , in the course of preparing for the great race , I have become aware that the message to visiting runners is : ‘ Go home — dead or alive . ’
8 A psychiatrist emphasized the importance of preparing for the emotion of loss and recognizing it when it comes .
9 A communiqué issued at the end of the meeting noted the " significant progress towards a comprehensive political settlement " made by the SNC and agreed to recommend the dispatch of a UN survey mission to Cambodia to begin the process of preparing for the " military aspects " of UNTAC .
10 It was not simply a matter of timing , for there is evidence of preparing for the moment by building up the organisation and , most important , a strike fund .
11 That means that after years of scrimping and saving at Charlton Lawrence should enjoy the luxury of preparing for the big time with money to spend .
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