Example sentences of "[prep] preparation for " in BNC.

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1 However , this conflict between preparation for an invasion and the immediate raiding of the enemy coasts was never clearly resolved ; and a force of Royal Marines and Commandos was held on the Clyde forever preparing for landings against the possible need to capture an Atlantic island base should Gibraltar fall .
2 J.M. Sinclair put forward at Coloma College ( and elsewhere in print ) an analogy between preparation for teaching and for a range of medical and para medical employment .
3 No. 2099 was taken out of service and removed to Charlton Works for preparation for the journey and left for Leeds on approval on 20 September .
4 Materials are covered from graphite to felt-tips , to pastels — the latter not really suitable for sketchbooks , probably , but ideal for preparation for oils .
5 This would give sufficient time for preparation for release if the Parole Board recommended it , having considered risk .
6 From April 1 , 1989 , the limit for advice and assistance provided to a petitioner for divorce or judicial separation has been three times the sum for preparation for magistrates ' court criminal proceedings ; and in other cases , two times that sum .
7 It 's money for preparation for the next phase of building work which is to restore the Grand Stair and the rainwater system which has failed .
8 It was initiated by one of our ministers erm , who felt it would be useful for churches to share er , their procedures for preparation for church membership .
9 Inspection of a copy of the syllabus for Salters ' A-level chemistry ( obtainable from the Oxford and Cambridge Examinations Board ) will demonstrate how appropriate the course is as preparation for a chemistry degree .
10 Most of the work done with the patient standing up aims to make his selective movements of better quality as preparation for making steps .
11 Alternatively , try rubbing over gold with a very small amount of modern PVA emulsion and glue and allowing it to dry as preparation for water-based paint .
12 He scored 102 not out , his third ton of the tour , as India decided to use the fourth and final day of the match as preparation for the second Test , which gets under way in Johannesburg on Thursday .
13 Valerie Schwartz had already , with her father Georges , a doctor from Geneva , climbed the Breithorn and Mont Blanc du Tacul as preparation for the big day .
14 This was the main value they attributed to school work experience rather than seeing it in any direct sense as preparation for engineering work .
15 Fortunately we were able to use a FIS race , in Pitztal , Austria , as preparation for the World Cup season .
16 The move was seen as preparation for ECOMOG to take on an offensive rather than merely a peacekeeping role .
17 These courses are recognised as preparation for professional registration and students can choose either general nursing or mental health nursing .
18 testing a variety of propositions ( about preparation for work , leisure or unemployment ) in the context of the 14 to 16 curriculum .
19 In terms of preparation for the New Year Test series in the West Indies it is a bit like getting ready for an army assault course by taking the dog for a walk around the block .
20 Mrs Thatcher , like Mr Heath before her , clearly regarded Opposition as a time of preparation for government .
21 It was very basic indeed , and only by dint of preparation for the royal visitor did it have any carpeting on the stairs .
22 The Armaments Inspectorate at Nuremberg , commenting on the successful concealment of preparation for the invasion , noted that ‘ the concentration of numerous troops in the eastern areas had allowed speculation to arise that significant events were afoot there , but nevertheless probably the overwhelming proportion of the German people did not think of any warlike confrontation with the Soviet Union ’ .
23 All his early interests in music and the theatre , even his puppets ( if manipulating them is thought of as a kind of preparation for choreography ) came together in this new activity .
24 Kept separate , and if possible clean , such materials require a minimum of preparation for recycling .
25 Careful explanations at this time could give them at least an inkling of the importance of the game , and some measure of preparation for the time when it will be no game , but a reality of great promise .
26 Over the two years of preparation for Papillon , the screenplay went through the hands of four writers .
27 Taylor has been helped a great deal in the six weeks of preparation for the tour by England 's last great left-arm fast-bowler , John ‘ J.K. ’ Lever and the team 's new top bowling coach , Geoff Arnold .
28 Or are we seeing an indication that some inner processes of preparation for loss at this time of life have come into play ?
29 Courses of preparation for the new Project 2000 type education and training are in the planning stage .
30 A new programme of preparation for the new nurse will normally be completed within three years , and will begin with a Common Foundation Programme ( CFP ) of at least 18 months in length , followed by a branch programme in mental health ; or nursing of persons with mental handicap ; or nursing of the adult ; or nursing of the child .
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