preparing

In the United States, since the hostess is also likely to be cook, she may be busy until the last moment preparing the meal.

How much time should I dedicate to preparing for the exam ?

a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance.

She said scientists at the C. D. C. were preparing a "seed stock" from virus samples that could be used for a vaccine.

The German polar bear had an early morning outing, preparing for her public debut next month.

Mr. Davis said he is now preparing "one of the toughest budget plans ever presented" .

I'm from XX school. I was preparing for a TOEFL exam and need some reference books, do not know if you can help me.

I expect that producing ingredients, preparing dishes and eating meals is all part of the communion of human interests.

Although swine flu seems to be spreading slowly, it is still progressing quickly enough to justify preparing for a pandemic.

You start preparing it. It has no big claw on its hind foot. It doesn't look like a Velociraptor.

Preparing for a meeting with a patient in which you are going to be giving them bad news is almost as important as actually giving it.

U. S. President Barack Obama is preparing to deliver his State of the Union Address at a time of political turmoil in Washington.

After receiving Dr. Carlin's comments, Dr. McGartland told him that he would not forward them to the office preparing the final report.

the prepared mould can be used for preparing the micro needles by a centrifuge method and a suction method.

Well, we're here to answer that question for you, and hopefully share a few tips about preparing for real emergencies too!

I firmly believe that I can get you recognition, now I actively preparing for the moment, waiting for your door open to me.

Mao also began preparing for the establishment of a new China, well away from the front at his base in Yan'an.

'As part of the Big Family Meal he was preparing, Jamie poached an egg and I thought it looked just about easy enough for me to try. '

The answer might be found Thailand, where Nissan Motor Co. preparing to do what was once unthinkable: export small cars to Japan.

While preparing to discuss the terms of a new position, she told her mentor she planned to ask for just two things.

He said he spent 25 hours preparing each new lecture, choreographing every detail and stripping out every extra sentence.

"We have really enjoyed seven to eight years of a great environment, " she said, but hospitals are now preparing for a much grimmer future.

She knocked her friends out with the delicious meal she spent all day preparing.

I recently spent a week preparing a global company's executives for a day-long series of presentations to the investment community.

The Delegation stated that it looked forward to the continued work with him in preparing the successful meeting next June.

"It's fair to say that we're looking at the beginning of a process of preparing his son for leadership, " said the US official.

El Bashir, the rebel representative in London, said the government was preparing to raid the camp again.

I understand how disappointed you were when you heard that the gift cannot be completed. Especially after the long - run preparing time.

Between getting the children fed and the house cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping, she had forgotten to eat at all!

The nicotinic acid preparing process of the present invention has no environmental pollution and is suitable for industrial production.

The growing conviction in the markets that the Fed might be preparing for a pause sent the dollar into a tailspin this week.

I am preparing myself for you to celebrate good times with you and support each other through the bad times.

In addition to preparing for the interview, you'll also learn whether or not the company and its culture are a right fit for you.

It was as if all the circuits inside her had already closed down, were preparing for the darkness of death.

'It was all normal, and the pilot said he was preparing to leave Brazilian airspace, ' said a Brazilian air force spokesman.

Rumors circulated that it was the end of the Answer's career, but Moore tells AP that Iverson is healthy and preparing for a comeback.

The company is preparing for rapid growth and has identified nine departments, each with its own department head.

Back in New York, Ms Moore is preparing for the next book cycles, which will include children's stories in Haiti, Bolivia and Afghanistan.

There were ropes at the window, as if he had been lowering, or preparing to lower bags into the side street.

Naturally, some of these clients wish to have us assist with preparing these financial statements.

residents in and around the capital, Pyongyang, appeared to be busier preparing for the coming of spring than a coming war.

In hindsight, Rosenberg's actions in his final days made it evident that he was not trying to evade death but, rather, was preparing for it.

E is preparing for listed of the company, but I attentive to her, hoping she deal to me.

Spend a moment at the end of your day preparing for the next day.

A spokesman for Chaoda said the company is preparing a statement in response to the Anonymous Analytics report.

"Mr. Stevens, " he said, referring to the author, "is preparing a little song, which he would like you to sing next week. "

In between come all the hundreds of little steps, some of them imperceptible, each of them preparing you not to be shocked by the next.

He's taken the submarine out for test runs in the Pembroke docks near where he lives and is now preparing for his first full submersion.

"It is the opportunity of a lifetime and I'm not exaggerating. It's as if I spent all my life preparing for this job. "

If you are not preparing monthly variance reports (how much your actual expenses and income differ from what you projected) you should.

Twitter's founders had planned to forget about revenues until 2010, but the site now seems to be preparing for the inclusion of advertising.

How do North Korean defectors view the Kim family, particularly as a third generation seems to be preparing to assume power?

On the next day as we were preparing to leave, Peter came running up to me.

In the bleak light of dawn she was preparing to leave her hometown for an unknown place.

Tracy and Steven had been up for two and a half hours, preparing our breakfasts and tidying the train.

At least three other candidates appeared to be preparing to run for the position of LDP head and prime minister.

Once, in the winter, when we were all preparing to attend a concert, I saw my mother put on a fur coat and take out a bottle of perfume.

Carrying a backpack, i feel as if i was still preparing for senior high school, but actually my university life is starting.

The only reasonable explain was that I finally finished all my hard work for preparing the biology test.

The body rests when you sleep, but the brain is still active, preparing for the wake up and the best condition for the next day.

One afternoon, I, together with other student leaders, was standing at the corner of a building, preparing for a donation for schooling.

He then dropped the agenda he was preparing for the next day's meeting and took Jimmy to meet the young man.

Then, he astonished me by remarking, as he was preparing to leave, that I had brightened his day.

Keep her in the dark about the birthday party we're preparing for her. Then we can give her a surprise.

She was studying math down the hall in a special "preparing class" taught by an expert in multicultural learning.

not mind how much money she spent. In fact, the meal she was preparing was.

His second in command, General David Rodriguez, and U. S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry are preparing to leave the country as well.

He admitted it had felt strange not to be preparing for a match.

The invention also provides an air refresher containing the novel compound gum and a method for preparing the air freshener.

'We believe the regime is preparing to dig in at Sirte, setting up a number of checkpoints and placing tanks throughout the city, ' he said.

did not study medicine , despite spending a year in Jakarta preparing for the entrance exams .

As she was preparing supper, the doorbell rang. There stood her puppy love. She could not turn him away, as they were friends now.

And also any other things you can share with us about how the United States military is preparing to take on whatever in the next few days?

Contacted by telephone, he said the money had not been paid because his lawyers were preparing to appeal.

Britain did not rule out the possibility of military strikes, and US planners were preparing for such a move.

A week ago, the United States government was preparing to suspend some of its operations for lack of a budget.

In 2001, she was arrested for her alleged links to Eta's "Galicia commando" , that was said to be preparing attacks in northwest Spain.

He said the government is preparing temporary camps to house those who have nowhere else to go.

The first was to see if Stefano could help JJ Abrams in preparing all of the VFX shots for a studio temp screening.

God was preparing him for the future. David was ready to step out with God and claim the victory for God and His people.

And I gonna lie to the Queen again by preparing her with a young deer instead of you for her dinner.

It might seem astonishing that this group is also preparing to put into action the roadmap for countries to control tobacco.

"Asian governments have been preparing for the slowdown for over a year, " Mr Geoghegan said.

Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy preparing for her examination.

She's preparing a romantic candlelight dinner for her longtime boyfriend and giving him a gift card from his favorite fitness website.

It's better than trying to entertain Jesus and his disciples with conversation, and it's even better than preparing the meal.

I'm sorry to be so long to your letter, some time ago we have been preparing for the exam, so the timing is very nervous.

How much is the fee for preparing two forms for my company?

I had a good loud scream, and I sucked in air, preparing to use it, but my throat was so dry I wasn't sure how much volume I could manage.

She had a few days to cram for a hazing most candidates spend years preparing for.

She had a few days to cram for a hazing most candidates spend years preparing for.

The news was that the mob had broken down the barricades and were even then preparing to storm the palace.

We learned that she was comes from "a comfortable background" and was preparing for a career as a social worker.

When he came up, the boys were all on the diving rock, preparing to attempt the feat again.

diana , as she passed in and out , in the course of preparing tea , brought me a little cake , baked on the top of the oven.

Some of the first research teams have already been preparing for more than a year to run data on Blue Waters.

The GLA was preparing to launch up to five prosecutions against gangmasters, he said.

Wagoner hired bankruptcy lawyers and advisers to begin preparing a contingency plan, said people familiar with the matter.

The headmistress said that she was worried about the weather because the staff had been preparing many outdoor games for the children.

Denton informed the president of the risk just as he was preparing to enter the plant.

For Chinese diplomats preparing for the Group of 20 summit, the trade numbers might come as something of a relief.

Speaking to reporters on the campaign trail, Biden said he was preparing for this debate just like any other.

He'd been preparing to transport the traps to his apartment in New York while he looked for a studio in which to display them.

Bobbie Bonti banters as her husband Gene as he runs around the kitchen preparing dinner for her.

The hostess is preparing, she did not have prepares you to arrive completely, could make her to feel extremely awkwardly.

They decided to tell me it was a prank after I quit my job, dumped my girlfriend, and started preparing my house to be sold.

KaiaK : How much of your work is preparing before-hand, understanding the sets or personalities?

In the matter of the subpoenas, Toyota said it intends to cooperate with the investigations and is preparing its responses to the requests.

If you are talking about a subject you know well, as I've just advised, preparing the speech itself should not be too difficult.

When preparing your speech, make your notes easy to read by writing or printing them in large, clear letters.

More reflects, " I used to foul him an awful lot he used to complain about it, " More was preparing him for real competition.

Results: The optimum preparing technology of pellets was found. A combination of Mean Diameter, Yield and influences was established.

Red-eye because I never feel ready to teach, no matter how late I stay up the night before preparing for class.

My HKCEE result turned out to be quite good to everyone's surprise, since I did not put much effort into preparing for it at all.

Things are busy here in Atlanta, I am preparing a demonstration for a conference coming up in a few months in San Francisco .

I asked the student if he had done any previous preparation for the exam, he was preparing to take in a week and a half.

The logic was that if you were preparing for financial apocalypse, you had better not rely on the euro area surviving intact.

We were willing to do everything for her, washing clothes, preparing milk, replacing nappy etc.

Ben Rhodes, Obama's chief foreign policy speechwriter, said Obama told him "to cast a wide net" in preparing the address.

Seo said he was preparing for his road test, and was discussing with his wife what kind of car to buy once he get his licence.

The council may be preparing for a modest revision of the results, giving Mr Mousavi a few more votes, probably in a few days' time.

Not preparing for a therapy session or waiting until the last minute may inadvertently make it more difficult to talk.

Mice gained more weight eating cooked food than raw food, indicating that preparing the food gives it a higher effective energy value.

The long-distance runner, who was to be married in less than a week, was last seen preparing to go jogging.

Unfortunately, much of the energy of liberal Egypt seems to be focused on pursuing the old regime rather than preparing for the future.

LinkedIn, the professional social network, is preparing its own public offering this year, said people with direct knowledge of the matter.

We were just preparing to pass the night in the open when an old men came up to us, and insisted that we should stay in his home.

She then turns on her back and stretches the same leg as if she is preparing for a big burnout or a chilled yoga session.

Summer vocation has arrived, I hope to get a part-time job, trying to earn money through my own effort and preparing for my graduation.

If you think you will take some time then do not leave the job until the time come. Meanwhile keep on preparing yourself.

With tears in his little girl was preparing to Who knows I do not know where came from a dog, a girl grabbed the hands of the run.

In most villages in Sri Lanka, it was the practice to cook a little bit of extra food when preparing a meal.

Shopping for gear was one of the most tedious, overwhelming tasks my husband and I encountered while preparing for baby.

After a year of no contact from the Spirit rover, last seen inside a crater on Mars' surface, Nasa is preparing to give up the search.

In Morocco, a woman who has a very young son and is preparing to give birth again keeps an egg close to her during labor.

We were just preparing to pass the night in the open when an old man came up to us, and insisted that we stay in his house.

Strauss-Kahn was widely speculated to be preparing to leave the IMF shortly, to prepare a presidential bid.

STEVE EMBER: On April thirtieth, nineteen twenty-six, Coleman was preparing for an air show in which she would star.

I listened to the advice of tea to begin preparing May Day gathering of friends in the matter.

He said following the team will focus on preparing for the next game against Malta.

Government soldiers, said army troops are preparing to leave Aden Abyan province, the military organization when they were bombing.

This rule allows him to hear what people say, rather than distracting himself by preparing his defense.

"They are now preparing to collect the list of people who used to have relations with the SSA, " he said.

They said he is preparing the listing of a real-estate investment trust.

When we decided that it had been too long and that we should meet, I carefully started preparing a package for you.

John's privilege was great in preparing the way for the Lord, but he did not live to enjoy the blessings of the kingdom.

And I probably would have become familiar with it by preparing for a certification exam.

All the people that are close to me knew what my family was preparing, but no one 'betrayed' them. . . And I haven't doubted anything.

She could see her mother and the older children preparing the deer and pig meat over the fire.

The second step in preparing our analysis was to develop a set of codes for categorizing the subject matter of these courses.

And the next morning Dad and the kids wake up to the sounds and smells of Mom preparing pancakes and sausages for breakfast.

As always, the Super Bowl is going to be the biggest U. S. television event of the year, and they're preparing for it as such .

Pachacutec scanned the enemy ranks in silence, preparing for the great battle ahead.

Sandra refused to leave, asking for a pillow and blanket and preparing to settle on the floor.

Spend the next four years preparing for one of the following professions, and your job search could be a breeze.

As with cyclists, be on the look-out for motor-cyclists who move up on your left when you are preparing or waiting to turn left.

For the moment, she is preparing for her next appearance on Britain's got Talent and she is the odds-on-favourite to win.

Amongst the middle of preparing for exams, and watching the graduates run past, all that's left for me is to wonder.

The U. S. government was reported to be preparing to set up a new entity to assist troubled financial firms.

He says leaving his wife is just one of the difficulties he's preparing for.

The secret of preparing mold spray seems to lie in the thorough incorporation of the dilute silicate solution in the granules of cork.

In so many cases they have had little to do with conventional education practices like sitting in a classroom or preparing for a test.

Your response also did not address the issue of preparing and approving validation protocols which lacked this important information.

The TechCrunch blog reported Thursday that Yahoo was preparing to cut 20% of its staff. Yahoo said the blog post was inaccurate.

Meanwhile, a top aide to President Barack Obama said the administration was preparing for the gusher to continue for months.

Witnesses said the explosion primarily hit motorcycle taxi drivers, panhandlers and women preparing street food.

The next morning, as he was preparing the crew for the day's flight, he noticed the new flight attendant was missing.

They have no time to talk with you. They are busy preparing for the meeting.

From the inner-office came sounds of her boss preparing to leave.

Even so, some diplomats speculate that he may be preparing for a succession of sorts, handing over to his third son, Kim Jong Un.

In the Middle East, where this fruit may be encountered as well, quinces are used for preparing main dishes.

Preparing Beckett's letters for publication cannot have been a simple task.

I'm a new teacher, I never feel ready to teach no matter how late I stay up preparing.

If your weight is a concern to you or the groom, it should be one of the first things you address when preparing for your wedding.

As soon as he landed on the inflated landing mat and with the crowd on their feet, Michael immediately began preparing for his next attempt.

His lawyer, Adel Ramadan, said the defense team is preparing to appeal the decision on procedural grounds before a supreme military court.

I'd tell her that I had no time to worry about such things, being too busy preparing lessons for the next day.

North Korea might be preparing for an engine test ahead of a long-range rocket test, the source was quoted as saying.

So China is preparing for a "transition" of both party and state top leadership in the next two years.

Regardless, with lawyers across the country preparing lawsuits against Toyota, there's likely to be a clamor for more data.

And the result of the experiments shows that the components and sintering temperament are the key factors of preparing forsterite ceramic.

You've finally set aside some time to get away , but you suddenly realize that preparing to leave can be quite a big task .

Sytev is a newlywed. He says leaving his wife is just one of the difficulties he's preparing for.

The identity of each product for which a definite structure is given was confirmed by preparing at least one derivative.

The Social Security checks will not equal even a third of what he used to make. But he is now preparing for semiretirement.

Asustek Computer said Thursday it was preparing to do likewise, but did not elaborate.

When Merry and I were preparing to be married, we went through counseling and got a lot of good advice.

His argument was that companies should be preparing three different (and quite separate) bottom lines.

Lt. Col. Franklin Preparing for those potential threats forms the foundation of regular large-force exercises that take place in Alaska.

Another method of preparing fish is called dry salting. Wooden boxes or baskets are used for dry salting.

This can be referred to when preparing recovery process and demulsification measures.

And if you think you're preparing these minnows for manhood, you better think again. . .

Soon the boat had a little paper crew that was preparing to set sail.

Spinal adjustments are especially important during pregnancy, when pliability of the body is an important factor in preparing for birth.

Everything was in order and the Rabbi was preparing to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.

He shared with me that he hadn't and this was the first time he was preparing for the exam.

Some of their Kohathite brothers were in charge of preparing for every Sabbath the bread set out on the table.

This is the sort of information that developers need to have when preparing to use a class in a concurrent application.

Students have the option of preparing up to two exhibits to be submitted with the case analysis.

"We've been working with clients steadily to make sure they are thinking about this and preparing for it, " spokeswoman Bobbie Collins said.

In Guinea, the Bank is preparing an emergency budget-support operation to help the government manage the sharp rise in food and oil prices.

Apply early, and be sure to ask the agency to guide you in preparing the financial documents required for the visa application.

We see ourselves as preparing our students for a way of life by cultivating a comprehensive set of principles that influence all of them.

It's preparing to go into a kind of coma as it waits for the next rainy season.

One night, a group of nomadic tribes of herdsmen is preparing to break camp, all of a sudden a bunch of bright light to be shrouded.

I feel strongly that parents have the task of preparing their children to be able to live anyplace in our complex world.

Once the last moon of the lunar calendar coming, people have been preparing the several festivals around the Spring Festival.

In a world without refrigerators nor banks, preparing for the hard future means eat enough to save enough fat in body.

Christian Klingler, VW's head of sales, said on Friday that the company was "preparing for a very challenging year in 2012" .

by properly preparing the material that falls in , a hacker should be able to program the hole to perform any desired computation.

These results suggested that this granulation method was useful in preparing a sustained release preparation of water soluble medicine.

The US says that it fears Syrian government forces are preparing to carry out a massacre in the country's most populous city, Aleppo.

Britain's biggest bank, HSBC, is preparing to announce major changes to its senior management amid reports of a boardroom power struggle.

Show your passion for the company and its products by preparing "big picture" questions that address the employer's needs.

The sulfur dioxide can be directly used for preparing acid raw gas and the compounds can be directly used as excellent cement clinker.

Clara was preparing for next day's Christmas party, but she wiped her hands and accepted the tin of petrol which her husband handed her.

These Higher energies are preparing you to receive these wonders, for it is only through upgrading that they can be experienced.

Orion was way high North, when it should be lower SW this time of year preparing to disappear by Summer, but it was way up there last night!

The U. S. Marine Corps is our natural partner in preparing for tomorrow's wars, because close combat is the Marines' purview as well.

The invention provides the preparing method and device for combined welding rod used for particle enhancement composite material aluminium.

I'm already preparing for the next album. . . it will probably be out in late November or early December .

We rub our hands together as if preparing for some serious task, which is about to absorb all our energies.

Family friends have confirmed he was taking drugs to help him deal with the stress of preparing for his series of London concerts.

The invention relates to sulfonic acid rare earth catalyst used for preparing polyisoprene and preparation method and application thereof.

She was up to her elbows in preparing dinner when the doorbell rang.

I knew that this would be the case so I am preparing to execute an alternate strategy.

In preparing for this lecture, I began to realize just how obvious a choice Bernanke was for chairman of the Fed.

If government departments may employ one another's resources, what is the point of preparing Budgets?

For this moment, I was preparing so hard to be ready for the show, thanks that what I get is rapturous applause not silence.

You will see an interviewer fidgeting with cards, listening on an earpiece to a producer, preparing the next question.

Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris declined comment on whether iPhone was having connection problems or if it was preparing a software fix.

Preparing and conducting contract and price negotiations for medium to high volumes to contribute to the profitability of the company.

I once worked with a client preparing for a major presentation to his company's largest investors.

They found a major decrease in unwanted chemicals by preparing the meat with spice and herb marinades.

'The USATF has acknowledged the potential issue, and athletes are preparing accordingly, ' she said.

It is almost as if someone wanted to keep you hidden whilst still preparing you for . . . what?

I start preparing in the elevator, my eyes on the long brass arrow as it ticks down from the seventh, sixth, fifth, fourth floor.

By convention, this method is used for all tasks associated with freeing resources held by an object, or preparing an object for reuse.

He spent last week preparing for the civil service exam. "We still have to find an iron rice bowl, " he said.

In a TIME poll of 1, 000 adults nationwide, 52% said the government had done a poor job preparing for Katrina at all levels.

On and ad-hoc basis, should be ready to do other tasks such as preparing financial reports, assist in purchasing or accounting matters.

While preparing to leave the office late at night, Taka speaks to Ono .

I was deep in thought at my office preparing a lecture to be given that evening at a college across town, when the phone rang.

Without getting into intelligence matters, we don't see that North Korea is preparing for an extended military confrontation.

Part of a mortuary technician's job involves preparing the deceased for viewings by the next of kin.

The children have already gathered some knowledge and are preparing for questioning and group inquiry.

This would mean preparing for it all over again, which Mr Mugabe unsurprisingly refuses to do.

The Reuters News Agency says it's learned from a source close to Daimler that it is preparing to make an out of court settlement.

President Bush is preparing for a national address in which he is expected to forecast change in Iraq strategy.

His lifestyle could be that of someone preparing for the end of the world as we know it.