Example sentences of "preparing [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be very helpful to the Regional Council in preparing its case for this inquiry to have a copy of the proofs of evidence presented by your officials at the inquiry relating to the Oxford United proposals . |
| 2 | This means that one of the most difficult challenges facing an educational system is preparing its students for a world that has not yet even come into existence . |
| 3 | Randall smiled again with a hint of mockery , settled the bet and turning away with his kerchief pressed even more firmly to his nose , moved into the cockpit where the cock-masters were preparing their birds for the fight . |
| 4 | The voluntary bodies complained they would be forced to incur unreasonable costs preparing their case for Parliament if the bill was to be withdrawn yet again . |
| 5 | Presumably , after carrying out their assignments , they had been returning at irregular intervals and were now preparing their reports for the final session of the afternoon . |
| 6 | As they clustered at the door , preparing their faces for the raw air , she still sensed those eyes burning into her . |
| 7 | Parents have a crucial role to play in preparing their children for an independent adult life but may in practice unwittingly inhibit that progress . |
| 8 | These schools , given a far from warm reception when first proposed , are to be funded in a new way , are to fall altogether outside Local Authority control , and as their name implies are to be devoted primarily to preparing their pupils for a career in industry . |
| 9 | But many of their future commanders — John Durnford-Slater , Peter Young , Mike Calvert among them — were preparing their men for a new type of soldiering . |
| 10 | Having exhausted their historic potential , Gorbachev went on , the major capitalist countries had decided to accelerate the arms race and militarism of all kinds , and were deliberately preparing their populations for nuclear war . |
| 11 | In 1786 , when Robert Burns was preparing his poetry for publication for the first time , he took his manuscript to Glenconner and read his poems to the Tennant family for their approval or otherwise . |
| 12 | Shakespearean editors are showing considerable innovation in moving away from the view that Shakespeare had a fixed conception for his plays , where variants between texts are ‘ error of transmission ’ , corruptions which crept in because Shakespeare was not involved in preparing his plays for print . |
| 13 | He explained his resignation on the grounds that he wanted to spend more time preparing his candidacy for forthcoming presidential elections . |
| 14 | Every general has his own method for preparing his troops for battle and I am no exception . |
| 15 | Endara criticized Arias 's decision as political opportunism , claiming that he intended preparing his candidature for the 1994 presidential elections . |
| 16 | In preparing our views for the Government we felt one of the most pressing needs was to explain what the National Sustainability Plan is and why it is important , to a wider audience of opinion- formers and decision-takers in Wales . |
| 17 | In preparing our views for the Government we felt one of the most pressing needs was to explain what the National Sustainability Plan is and why it is important , to a wider audience of opinion- formers and decision-takers in Wales . |
| 18 | In preparing your child for his or her future we are aware of the need for sound academic knowledge and understanding alongside courtesy , good manners and concern for others . |
| 19 | Spring is in the air and it 's the perfect time to start preparing your body for those glorious summer months . |
| 20 | This held true even in marriage ( a man who loved his wife too passionately was an adulterer , said St Jerome , who was not a man you 'd invite to parties ) ; and rampant millenarianism encouraged the tendency , since if you think that the end of the world , no , this world , is imminent , then procreation must seem something of a waste of time , and preparing your soul for Judgement Day will be pushed up your list of priorities . |