Example sentences of "[noun] in preparation for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Muller will watch from the stand knowing he is destined to face the England B team at Bristol on Saturday in preparation for a confrontation of which he could once only dream of : ‘ Facing Will Carling and Jeremy Guscott at Twickenham . ’ |
| 2 | In December 1984 a Constituent Assembly ( elected the previous July in preparation for a return to civilian government ) drafted a new constitution based on that of 1965 ; this was approved in May 1985 and came into effect in January 1986 . |
| 3 | If the former method is chosen , the draftsman should beware lest the deemed turnover relates to the period immediately preceding the void , since the tenant may have been running down his business in preparation for a move . |
| 4 | EUROPEAN Horse of the Year , St Jovite , is to be retired to stud after injuring a tendon during a workout in preparation for a campaign in the United States . |
| 5 | He has read it before but he dips into it from time to time as a priest might consult the Bible in preparation for a sermon , or a poisoner Feltman 's Toxicology in preparation for a murder . |
| 6 | Officers from Love and Co. were due to pick up goods belonging to Jim Sneddon and his wife in preparation for a warrant sale following the couple 's refusal to pay the tax . |
| 7 | Jan. 9 Peace plan proposed by Italian government , but immediately rejected by USC , providing for Siyad Barre to remain head of state while relinquishing most of his powers to a government of national unity in preparation for a peace conference and UN-supervised elections . |
| 8 | Oberon will use the additional funding for beta testing and completion of product development and to expand its domestic and international distribution networks and consulting and technical support programmes in preparation for a product launch in the autumn . |
| 9 | Dr John Apps , whose practice is in Neasham Road , Darlington , spent the night in a frozen food store in preparation for a trip to the Arctic on April 5 . |
| 10 | But one or two boys every year venture into Greek in preparation for a Classics degree . ’ |
| 11 | He has read it before but he dips into it from time to time as a priest might consult the Bible in preparation for a sermon , or a poisoner Feltman 's Toxicology in preparation for a murder . |
| 12 | LONDON IRISH WOMEN 'S CENTRE is holding a series of ‘ Irish Sundays ’ for children in preparation for a St Patrick 's day celebration . |
| 13 | " Instead of the children of the working class being subjected to rigorous self-denial in preparation for a life-time in mill or mine , " he writes , " they have been offered instead the promise of the easy and immediate gratification which , in the end , can sabotage human development and achievement just as effectively as the poverty and hunger of the past . " |
| 14 | I have noticed that when older people put out chairs in preparation for a church meeting they will tend to place them in straight rows and arrange them further back from the speaker . |
| 15 | Some observers interpreted this as a manoeuvre in preparation for a shift in Kadhafi 's position on the extraditions . |
| 16 | This will reduce the time taken to read modules out of LIFESPAN and will have most effect when large numbers of reads are being performed eg. you may want to inhibit CRC checking while many modules are being read out of LIFESPAN in preparation for a build . |