Example sentences of "[prep] the worst " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the time during each turn it is essential to have a plan for the worst contingency and to know exactly what you would do if you suddenly lost 200 feet . |
| 2 | It is for that reason that I include it on the shortlist for the Worst Building in the World title . |
| 3 | Partly because for the past year the finance minister , Leszek Balcerowicz , and the former prime minister , Tadeusz Mazowiecki , stuck to a policy of preparing the nation for the worst . |
| 4 | Anyone going beyond silent forms of disaffection had still to be prepared for the worst from the servants and supporters of a regime now in extremis . |
| 5 | The British Museum had better prepare itself for the worst . |
| 6 | Although Bosnia has teetered on the brink of war for months , the intensity and scope of the weekend fighting indicated that the three communities are preparing for the worst . |
| 7 | This uneasy halfway house is fair game for the worst excesses of journalism . |
| 8 | SCOTTISH Tories , awaiting their election counts in the early hours of Friday , were prepared for the worst . |
| 9 | So prepare for the worst ; ’ and the word had scarce fled , |
| 10 | His suggestions included requests for more towels on Sundays , coconut mats for the worst tees ( ‘ as used on other courses ’ ) , for the sand boxes ( used for making tee pegs ) to have small holes bored in them to let rainwater drain away . |
| 11 | So the nurses were prepared for the worst , also . |
| 12 | Some changes are for the worst , however . |
| 13 | Trapped in a nightmare of indecision , I reluctantly agreed and prepared myself for the worst . |
| 14 | We were in for the worst . |
| 15 | And by early autumn , Mr Major was preparing for the worst — and yesterday he delivered it in a statement to the Commons . |
| 16 | Down in Frome they were preparing for the worst ; on 23 February 1798 a meeting of the ‘ inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Frome ’ took place at the George Inn . |
| 17 | Alistair , Wendy and Anna come in for the worst of it . |
| 18 | 8.30am : CITY opens for business with stock market braced for the worst . |
| 19 | A dejected Hammam is prepared for the worst — sacrificing Premier League status and possibly even suffering successive seasons of relegation . |
| 20 | The crushing of the Austrian Socialists in February 1934 by a Catholic government ideologically close to the CEDA merely served to convince many Socialists , already acutely aware of the fate suffered by their Italian and German comrades , of the need to prepare for the worst . |
| 21 | Thus the scene was set for the worst disaster in the history of the British Army . |
| 22 | If your holiday dates are pre-set then set great care should be taken to ensure you 're adequately equipped for the worst of possible conditions . |
| 23 | ‘ The flags are ideal for the worst eroded stretches as the stone will blend with the environment and integrate into the landscape … , ’ he said . |
| 24 | No one seemed to know what the situation was or what was going on but the diplomats , at least , had prepared for the worst . |
| 25 | Derek Hallworth , industrial organiser for the north is pictured aboard one of the touring drays , ready for the worst the seaside weather can throw at him . |
| 26 | Let us hope for the best but be prepared for the worst . |
| 27 | The late autumn and winter again aggravated his emphysema and he looked tired and pale.Although he preferred to stay where he was , his doctor insisted that he travel once more to the sun for the worst of the winter , and at the end of 1960 the Eliots went to Jamaica . |
| 28 | Others who were less impressed by what they knew about Law were surprised by what they discovered of his actual abilities , perhaps because his anonymity had prepared them for the worst . |
| 29 | The organization becomes a drag-net for the worst excesses of commercial endeavour . |
| 30 | Tippy lay back and prepared herself for the worst afternoon of her life . |