Example sentences of "to prepare for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We do not see how the department could describe the full implications of the new system of funding community care as being either foreseeable or insignificant ’ , it says , calling on the DoH to prepare for contingency spending . |
| 2 | When Amnesty International visited Yemen in October 1990 to prepare for government talks , they heard reports of thousands of Yemenis being expelled from Saudi Arabia , some after being tortured . |
| 3 | Richard Darman , the OMB Director , informed his Cabinet colleagues on Aug. 7 that he had ordered the appropriate federal agencies to prepare for sequestration from Oct. 1 . |
| 4 | For research to become a learning resource , lists of suggested reading in preparation for modules of experience should contain reference to relevant nursing research , in order to prepare for discussion in class . |
| 5 | Down below , some fishermen are working on their boat to prepare for sea . |
| 6 | We need to know how to prepare for sleep so that it refreshes us . |
| 7 | Most refugees have little time to prepare for life in a new country . |
| 8 | However , the very fact that you are reading this proves that you are doing a lot more to prepare for life , and marriage in particular , from a Christian perspective . |
| 9 | ‘ Turf is cut all summer , in dry weather , to prepare for winter , ’ Mrs Knelle explained to me . |
| 10 | 213 , 229 and 249 Squadrons had all been ordered to prepare for service in the Middle East , as was the special Fulmar flight which was to lead them , under the command of Lt.Cdr . |
| 11 | Decisions on pits which will survive will be left to British Coal , which has also been asked to prepare for privatisation as soon as legislation can be put in place . |
| 12 | One or two started to prepare for bed . |
| 13 | She got up angrily and went through to her bedroom and bathroom to prepare for bed . |
| 14 | After devastating some local villages , perhaps as much to gain additional supplies as for any military purpose , the Norman forces had to prepare for battle with a formidable Saxon army . |
| 15 | Mr Scargill urged the miners to prepare for battle : they must stand firm over their wage claim . |
| 16 | Now an acting sergeant , he had a platoon of forty men to prepare for battle , all of whom still came under the overall command of Captain Trentham , who had n't been seen since the day Tommy had been released . |
| 17 | It was agreed that the SAS would carry out a series of raids on these airfields in early July , leaving only a week to prepare for departure . |
| 18 | Worse was to follow , for they were taken by bus to Takali where 261 Squadron had been ordered to prepare for departure to the Middle East , 249 being the unit 's relief- and they were ordered to take 249 's new Hurricanes with them , leaving most of their own well-worn machines behind . |
| 19 | Consequently , to prepare for integration , the existing structure may need a thorough overhaul achieved by a comprehensive programme of planned staff and curriculum development . |
| 20 | Early in your pregnancy , talk to your doctor , midwife or health visitor about how to prepare for breast feeding . |
| 21 | This group , therefore , had chosen to run their businesses less intensively in order to enjoy the benefits of living in Cornwall , possibly to prepare for retirement . |
| 22 | some authorities will have set aside some growth money to prepare for autumn shortages . |
| 23 | we 've been told to prepare for frost tonight |
| 24 | All this may sound negative but it is more important to prepare for death than for any other event of life however much current thinking may sweep the subject under the carpet . |
| 25 | Their discussion of preparation for work recognises that in the economic conditions of the early 1980s ( which were evident in 1977 ) , there is a need to prepare for unemployment . |
| 26 | All the more dispirited as they entered Blue Horizons , they discovered that somehow Joe 's dabs , bought with enthusiasm this morning to prepare for luncheon , failed to seem so attractive . |
| 27 | For example , drama contributes to personal growth , by enabling pupils to express their emotions and by helping them to make sense of the world , and to prepare for adult life through such activities as the simulation of meetings . |