Example sentences of "[conj] prepare for " in BNC.

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1 Therefore we must not speak as if there were any ‘ capacity ’ in fallen human nature to receive or prepare for God by itself .
2 BTEC exists to advance the quality and availability of work-related education for those in , or preparing for , employment .
3 William 's accession to the English throne marked a return to the attitude of hostility to France , and for almost all of the following 125 years England was either at war with France or preparing for war with France or recovering from war with France .
4 After a leisurely afternoon tea , most of the passengers were in their cabins , either relaxing or preparing for the evening 's entertainment .
5 You are to make yourself the master of a particular sub-topic or sub-sub-topic rather than prepare for the year 's examination in the whole subject .
6 The West had now to adapt itself to a lengthy period of Cold War competition with the USSR rather than prepare for an imminent crisis .
7 Such groups can properly be described in terms of free association within a generally accepted cultural diversity , though it must be noted that even here , in many cases , the diversity is established by these initiatives , rather than prepared for them , and that in the cases of particular branches of an art the initiatives often involve significant local conflict .
8 The beautiful opening on the Moscow River is delicate , grey , understated ; the introduction to Marfa 's conjuration has a murkiness that prepares for her entry with just the right atmosphere and weight .
9 I ca n't emphasise too strongly that preparing for a marathon involved retaining normal routine as much as possible , not abandoning it .
10 While this is probably true for most people , it is also important to remember that preparing for retirement really has to be a staged process .
11 All practices agreed that preparing for and implementing fundholding was an enormous administrative task .
12 But I did n't have the time to do anything except prepare for the election during that year . ’
13 The conclusion ‘ that the overriding consideration must be to prevent war rather than to prepare for it , ’ was inescapable .
14 The two sides were a world apart and while Northern hope for successive victories in their final two games for survival , Wigan can relax and prepare for the Silk Cut Cup final at Wembley on May 2 against Castleford .
15 In Chapman 's view , the foundation of Aston Villa 's long history of success was their ability to plan ahead and prepare for the departure of key players .
16 The problem is no less with open-ended exercises and unstructured enquiry projects in humanities work , where the teachers need to anticipate and prepare for a wide variety of student response and reaction .
17 The object of the research is to edit and prepare for publication two of Jeremy Bentham 's major works on constitutional government as a sub-project within the framework of the new edition of the Collected Works .
18 When Mr George was said he did n't want to give evidence , the judge , Mr Justice Auld , said he had a duty to give evidence … he should sit down and prepare for it .
19 I am over at the big house within a couple of minutes , kilt on , best sporran and carrying the bagpipes , and prepared for anything .
20 Their expectations are high because many of them have , until recently , had a middle-class life and outlook ( ie. the East African Asians ) and because , unlike the British working class , they have not been ground down and prepared for their jobs by the British education system .
21 When she was dressed and made up and prepared for it , she enjoyed the attention , she enjoyed being photographed , and she found the sight of her face on the covers of magazines and newspapers enormously exciting .
22 . Spanish wool is manufactured at this works and prepared for the weaver of broadcloth and Kerseymere ’ .
23 worker input : day care transport 3 1–7 days main meal preparation or help with eating 1 1 or 2 visits per week or fortnight to relieve informal carer 6 1–7 evenings per week to ensure client safe and prepared for night 1
24 Mr. Barrett worked in the Town Yard , Mr. Reeves was a jobbing gardener whilst Mr. Sanger , who was a poulterer , was always in demand each Christmas when the chicken which so many residents kept were due to be plucked and prepared for the table .
25 The first unit to be completed was the 4.5in shell , the first of which was forged on Saturday 11 October 1941 , and with this unit in working order , effort was concentrated on the erection of the second unit , but on 24 January 1942 , owing to a change in policy , the manufacture of the 25-pdr shell was taken over by the States , and the second and third units were dismantled and prepared for despatch to America .
26 But , wisely handled and prepared for , it can enrich the marriage .
27 I cruised my heat and prepared for the semi-final .
28 Enjoy a tour of Jordan Grand Prix 's Headquarters where the team 's cars are built and prepared for competition .
29 A tall humanoid creature with a large , fierce-looking helmet stepped out and headed towards Bash , who raised his axe and prepared for battle .
30 It may , according to circumstances and the personalities involved , be best to fix a regular mutually agreeable day for visiting , so that it is something to be looked forward to and prepared for .
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