Example sentences of "in readiness for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the short term this did result in a reduction in capacity , leading many observers to criticise BR for short-sightedness in view of the need to attract new traffic in readiness for the opening of the Channel Tunnel , but during 1988 the Dover-Dunkerque service received a boost when Railfreight Distribution commissioned a new high-capacity ferry , the Nord — Pas de Calais , to cater both for individual wagonload consignments and for trainload traffic on this route . |
| 2 | The company recently valued its brand names , which as well as Spear & Jackson include Eclipse hacksaws , in readiness for a hostile takeover . |
| 3 | The questions on self-care at this age enquire about the child 's ability to dress and feed him or herself in readiness for school . |
| 4 | I am now writing a history of the company in readiness for its centenary in 1999 . |
| 5 | In readiness for the event I made all the arrangements I possibly could before the baby was born to make my return to work as smooth as possible , including hiring a nanny , and I thought that this was going to be easy … |
| 6 | On the way back we passed Rodney Bay Marina ( the finishing point for the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers still being contested ) and large tracts of land cleared in readiness for development . |
| 7 | She was usually down first in the kitchen , happy to see to the kettle and the eggs and toast in readiness for Dorothy , who was still rather slow in her movements since breaking a hip . |
| 8 | The evaporation cools down the mouth in readiness for breathing out . ’ |
| 9 | At the same time , the mind must be in readiness for new ways of seeing so that it is already poised for the marvellous and even the illogical . |
| 10 | It was 1968 and the Crystal Palace track had been converted to Tartan in readiness for the Mexico City Olympic Games which were to be held on synthetic surfacing for the first time . |
| 11 | The trees will stay in readiness for that time . |
| 12 | Northamptonshire 's pavilion redevelopment and refurbishment was completed in readiness for the start of the 1991 season . |
| 13 | Cakes for the stall in aid of the Petersfield Hospital may be left either with the treasurer at 14 Syers Road or with the president at 6 Forest Rise on Friday , April 17th in readiness for the sale on Easter Saturday at 8.30 a.m . |
| 14 | The 1989 Ryder Cup stepladder brigade will be delighted to learn that The Belfry has spent more than £500,000 on making improvements to the Brabazon Course in readiness for next year 's rematch . |
| 15 | Firstly , Dustin is hidden under a folding bed which he is repairing in readiness for his first sexual experience , and then he is off-camera , talking to his parents , in the one comic-satiric scene that Woody Allen might not have disowned . |
| 16 | Among his sacred possessions were an enormous club which could raise the slain to life again ; a magic harp whose music made its listeners forget sorrow ; an inexhaustible cauldron from which no-one is turned away hungry ; and two marvellous sheep — one eternally roasting , the other forever feeding in readiness for slaughter . |
| 17 | I reasoned the pilot must be using descent speed to keep the rotor spinning in readiness for his ‘ landing ’ . |
| 18 | Lewis , on holiday in Jamaica , will return to training next month in readiness for his first defence , possibly against Alex Stewart . |
| 19 | The track to Mitcham Cricket Green was refurbished and the traction poles painted silver , while span wire replaced bracket suspension , in readiness for the L.C.C . |
| 20 | Over the crib , in readiness for her homecoming , he had tacked up his most treasured prints . |
| 21 | ‘ But I understood — that is to say the queen my mother-in-law understood — that the king moved here from Ely Palace in readiness for his coronation . |
| 22 | I hope to be in residence by the end of December in readiness for my installation as bishop on Monday , 18th January , at mid-day in St Mary 's Cathedral . |
| 23 | The gospel calls us to live in readiness for that hour . |
| 24 | Doubtless the police had responded to my call by sharpening their cutlasses and charging their muskets , she mocked , in readiness for an invasion of Murder Cay ? |
| 25 | John was being put in readiness for going ‘ over there ’ , so that middle-aged women like herself could sit at home working at petit-point and , hopefully , growing a little food . |
| 26 | Jesus claimed that the woman anointed him in readiness for death . |
| 27 | He will be back in England tomorrow to link up with the England squad in readiness for next week 's World Cup qualifier against Turkey at Wembley . |
| 28 | So there the subject rested for a while , except that we agreed to purchase coffins at some future date to put by in readiness for the inevitable , but owing to the usual pressures of day-to-day living we never got around to it . |
| 29 | Jon , 35 , was playing detective again at a London club in readiness for his return to The Bill as Mike Dashwood . |
| 30 | Here we need to look at three areas of Law 23 Touch and Line-Out , which states B ) ( 1 ) : ‘ A lineout is formed by at least two players from each team lining up in single lines parallel to the line of touch in readiness for the ball to be thrown in between them . |