Example sentences of "prepared for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other Expenses BMus students should be prepared for a cost of approximately £200 per annum per instrument for private tuition in the instrumental performance or singing studies which they are required to continue during their degree course . |
| 2 | CHRISTMAS holiday plans for thousands of families faced chaos last night as British Airways prepared for a strike . |
| 3 | Q. In view of the well publicised challenge to rebuild the economies in Eastern Europe and the EC funds and initiatives to work there , are there many openings in these countries for qualified people prepared for a bit of upheaval and a drop in salary ? |
| 4 | When a Statement of Special Educational Needs is prepared for a child , a process which may entail segregation into a special school , the child 's level of attainment will often be a critical element in the decision-making process . |
| 5 | He was prepared for a battle if the porter turned out to be as difficult a customer as his wife . |
| 6 | Shirley Armitage does n't give up easily and when it comes to vital care for her elderly mother , she 's prepared for a battle . |
| 7 | UN aid officials said yesterday they were prepared for a battle of wills with rebel Serbs in an attempt to get trucks loaded with emergency supplies through to starving Muslims in eastern Bosnia . |
| 8 | The aircraft is currently at Liberal being prepared for a ferry flight to Galveston and it is expected that the aircraft will be restored to full combat configuration . |
| 9 | No 4468 Mallard was being prepared for a return to steam for the 50th anniversary of its 1938 world record speed run . |
| 10 | As he came out of the hotel , prepared for a buffeting , he was aware of the change . |
| 11 | Sent to Pipe to be prepared for a Gold Cup campaign , he indicated abundant potential when strolling home in a handicap at Wincanton on Boxing Day . |
| 12 | Kate , having been prepared for a fight over the amount of her luggage , was left with the wind taken out of her sails . |
| 13 | Such failures would be difficult to trace without specialist equipment so most of us would be prepared for a bill , or at least the hassle of a return under guarantee . |
| 14 | I says to him be prepared for a bill said I do n't mind paying for one , but |
| 15 | Be prepared for a delay while the operator puts you through to the relevant extension . |
| 16 | In La Male Honte , " Foul shame " ( although the title itself is ambiguous , representing Anglo-French " The purse of Honte " , and the fabliau itself revolves around this ambiguity ) , the deceased Honte 's friend carries the legacy due to the crown to the king " " a son col " " : simply , " on his back " , although since we know that we are reading a " " fablel " " we are especially prepared for a word such as col = " arse " , and have to carry forward in our minds to the rest of the fabliau the notion that it might be significant that the friend carries what is due to the king on his backside . |
| 17 | The Spaniards were heavily outnumbered ( the French ambassador , d'Estrades , had prepared for a struggle by bringing to London a number of officers from regiments commanded by himself and his son as well as soldiers from the garrison of Gravelines , on the northern coast of France ) ; but they none the less won the immediate contest by cutting the traces of the horses pulling the French ambassador 's coach . |
| 18 | However , for a very fine table set , be prepared for a price shock . |
| 19 | The expert 's liability in his primary profession is considered by looking at successful actions against members of the same profession in cases where the duty is owed to one party only : for instance , where a valuation is prepared for a buyer and not both buyer and seller . |
| 20 | Of course , sea-trout never give themselves up easily ; you have to know your loch and be prepared to hunt for where the fish lie ; so be prepared for a lot of rowing , and a lot of finger-crossing on Oscaig . |
| 21 | Sanding can be done yourself as long as you wear a medical mask ( from chemists or drug stores ) and are prepared for a lot of noise . |
| 22 | More often , however , hyperdocuments are prepared for a number of different readers , possibly distributed over different sites , and working in different hardware/software environments . |
| 23 | Meanwhile presidential briefing papers prepared for a visit in February 1964 by Macmillan 's successor ( Sir Alec Douglas-Home ) drew an interesting distinction between the American and British perceptions of the relationship . |
| 24 | Then at about three o'clock a fleet of barges armed with cannon and muskets prepared for a sham attack on Pocklington 's Island . |
| 25 | This gave an additional but different response to sound ( a tingling feeling ) in addition to the sensation of vibration ( as shown in a paper prepared for a research conference on ‘ Speech-processing aids for the deaf by Scott , Defilippo , Sach and Miller , of St Louis ) . |
| 26 | Readers of this Journal who have read the author 's contributions to its pages will be prepared for a book which is interesting , informative and occasionally dogmatic . |
| 27 | A design brief was prepared for a flyover followed by advertising to recruit interested consortia . |
| 28 | The girl had n't been born into this archiac world ; she had n't been prepared for a lover who was demanding and possessive , as Nicolo must have been . |
| 29 | The question , as one senior American diplomat says , is whether the Somalis are prepared for a UN trusteeship in all but name that may drag on towards the end of this century . |
| 30 | To give you another example , the initial design for the Dalek had to be prepared for a Monday morning meeting . |