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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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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. "

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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" .

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Hence the contorted spectacle of a party preparing for power at a time when the markets are challenging its every orthodoxy.

"We are preparing for the next games in a calm fashion because we are solid as a group, " Camoranesi told the Juventus Channel.

"We are preparing for the next games in a calm fashion because we are solid as a group, " Camoranesi told the Juventus Channel.

Your weekends are spent doing laundry, calling the people you love, trying to have a drink, relax, and preparing for the week.

After all, this is the country that dazzled the world with its Olympic stadiums and is preparing for its first space walk this month.

GM allowed Saab to file for reorganization in Sweden in February as it was preparing for its own trip through US bankruptcy proceedings.

Afterwards, I'm usually doing one of three things: building a prototype, preparing for a study, or running brainstorm and design sessions.

I had held his ball high up in my hand, preparing for the farthest throw. But Max, in his exuberance, could not wait.

Recently, Mr Conway told Bloomberg News that the company was preparing for a listing.

The industry had been preparing for a showdown between Sony, the current champion, and Microsoft, its deep-pocketed challenger.

The market is preparing for first-notice day which will occur in a few days, futures analysts said.

When preparing for a crisis, it is instructive to recall that Noah started building the ark before it began to rain.

Insua is currently away with his country preparing for crucial World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Peru over the next week.

North Korea is reported to be in the final stages of preparing for a mid-range missile test, placing many of its neighbors on edge.

During the summer, preparing for the wedding of her best friend, Connie Corleone, Lucy heard the whispered stories about Sonny.

The unborn trains for life after birth like an athlete preparing for a meet.

When I was preparing for put graduate exams, she did the cooking and urged others to help me.

Preparing for a photo in the barley, my grandmother lovingly reached up to adjust his hat.

"I am preparing for a career as an anchorwoman, " she said, smiling again.

Sadly on that particular morning, I shall be preparing for an examination.

Every money manager had their own answer for this question, but the truth is that they were all preparing for the worst in some way.

The Irish Guards returned from active duty in Afghanistan at the beginning of April, and are now preparing for ceremonial duties.

When talking about school or preparing for school, ask him what his favorite games are or toys and what he would like to do in school today.

Seventh day the first month, mom and dad went to shop, I pick up a bit at home, preparing for the next semester.

Jim: I'm busy preparing for the final exams and I'm not sure if I can pass them all.

Dil, following this precedent of preparing for the end of the world, went into the shop and bought a kilogram of goat meat.

But they are also preparing for a time when more money can be made building clouds than building computers.

If I could set the clock back, I'd give more thought to preparing for a career.

Did this mean he would press for a rapid end to hostilities or was he preparing for engagement lasting for years to come?

Google executives say they started preparing for slower growth more than a year ago.

Among the budding baton- wielders preparing for the next concert but one were found Mr. Whitelaw and Mr. Prior .

Several of Google's Chinese partners say they're preparing for the possible closing, but say it is not likely to shake up the market.

General Motors is reportedly preparing for the worst, with work under way to get the company ready for a possible bankruptcy.

Students in this field are usually interested in preparing for a career in film-making, television production, or film criticism.

While America is fighting wars and preparing for another, China is pushing a shopping cart around the world and filling it up.

This week will be a week of rest before we begin preparing for the final.

Preparing for that crossroads in the interview is crucial, say recruiters and hiring managers. It's the time to turn the table.

Yes- and in turn. all of this . But the public is howling for blood. The president is preparing for a ma ive invasion.

she drew a deep , prolonged sigh , as though preparing for a long conversation.

Preparing for 40 is not very hard, and I am ready to enjoy the course.

Preparing for this transition takes time, something you may not always have.

We looked like the team that was preparing for the long vacation.

Red-winged blackbirds were perched on fence posts. Farmers were out in their fields, preparing for another season.

Another group of Web users in Beijing are preparing for a gathering in front of Google's office this evening to show support to the company.

The soothing color provides a visual reminder of sleep, relaxing you as you lie in bed reading or preparing for sleep.

He said, "We put a lot of effort into preparing for this match, and we deservedly are through to the final. "

After an extended summer break, United's players are relieved to be back preparing for a new campaign at Carrington.

We're busy in preparing for your birth to make you fell cozy as soon as you come to the brand new world.

RAF Wittering was selected as the best UK venue for preparing for the Bonneville Salt Flats as it is exceptionally flat.

A few days before the festival, everyone becomes busy preparing for it .

If a project is in the middle or later development stage, the capital invested in is mainly used for preparing for listing.

In our view, the compression of Apple's valuation multiples reflected investors preparing for the day when Steve Jobs is no longer CEO.

Every journey begins with a single step. Our journey in preparing for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is no different.

The next Christmas day was coming and i was preparing for his present again.

Its figure looks like a cheering gesture, also stretching arms preparing for a zealous inarm even more.

But she also said C. D. C. scientists are preparing for possible cases of chikungunya in the United States.

Worrying, too, are signs that companies across Europe are preparing for the possibility of a break-up of the euro zone.

Mr. Akerson will spend the coming months preparing for the IPO and helping sell the company to Wall Street.

When I was preparing for this speech, it evoked me a sort of delicate element in my mind.

It seems that this little woman has had in preparing for major changes.

As we are coming up to the end of the semester we are doing more review and preparing for our Graduation.

However, most institutions surveyed are preparing for an overall 15 to 20 per cent cut in government funding over the next three years.

Yet he is already preparing for his next film, to be shot in an as-yet undisclosed location on Friday.

Actually, Apple has been preparing for this transition for some time. Jobs had been grooming Apple's former COO Tim Cook to take over.

He is preparing for his first film as a producer, which he hopes to make directly after Grand Master.

This can be a good thing when studying for a test or preparing for some other challenge.

He is so busy in preparing for the final examination that he has no leisure for sport.

U. S. Air Force C-130 cargo plane preparing for take off from Yokota Air Base near Tokyo for a drill over the Sea of Japan. . .

If Copal is preparing for an initial public offering next year, is Mr Khosla thinking of moving on to a new venture?

With a party to be held, the waiters are busily preparing for it.

Yes. I spent a year preparing for the entrance exam, but unfortunately I didn't get accepted.

First they're preparing for a US default or total devaluation of the dollar, then they prepare for war, or are those two things the same?

The defeat has flummoxed business and mining leaders, who were preparing for the higher costs of a carbon-trading economy.

We spent Christmas Eve preparing for the next day.

It suggests that many electronics manufacturers are preparing for a bad Christmas selling season.

Day 14: People start preparing for the celebration of Lantern Festival to be held on next day.

Your hostess will be preparing for you, and will be most embarrassed if you arrive before she is quite ready.

After seeing off the Kitchen God, people begin preparing for the arrival of the New Year.

Not at all . It's not important to me . I certainly won't break a sweat preparing for it.

he was preparing for the final exam. don't interfere with him.

The city is also preparing for a G20 summit in November. But the word on everyone's lips is cabbage.

Webster has been predicting and preparing for such an event for his entire career as a scientist.

Shuttle and station crew members are busy preparing for the mission's next spacewalk, pushed back for a second time to Saturday.

For this thing, my other fou roommates and I spent two weeks preparing for it.

With this milestone in the coming time, the teams are preparing for "a formidable enemy. "

Recently heard Gillian "lifting of the ban, " beat "Koshihikari treasure box, " preparing for a high-profile comeback.

North-east Asia, which would suffer most from a destabilised North Korea, appears to be preparing for the worst.

It comes as 360buy has started preparing for an IPO in which it hopes to raise up to $5bn.

We recommend that you spend at least 250 hours preparing for each exam level.

B: His wife passed away last week. At that time he wept a few crocodile tears and now he's preparing for his wedding again.

The multinationals are preparing for a downturn by implementing strategies intended to keep profits growing even as demand slows.

I've been preparing for the final exam recently. There're so many things to share with you.

In Gaza, signs Israel is preparing for a possible ground invasion with tanks and vehicles lined up along a road leading to the Gaza Strip.

No matter you are student preparing for the university entrance examination or you have been a college student or a worker.

Rarely in preparing for war has America seemed so isolated from potential military partners and allies as it does today in approaching Iraq.

And now, Zardari is preparing for his own friendly visit to Washington later this spring.

But Mr. Bush also made clear that they have plenty of other work to do besides preparing for the handover to the Obama administration.

He spent more than two months preparing for an intensive, two-week experience as a volunteer in Ghana .

There will be an English test tomorrow. He must be preparing for it now.

On the career front, Douglas is preparing for the premiere of his latest film, The Wonder Boys, from L. A.

It is hoped that this thesis will be of some use to others engaged in, or preparing for, similar activities.

We're also preparing for a tsunami that could reach American shores later today, particularly in Hawaii, American Samoa, and Guam.

Preparing for and arranging executives meeting, company budgeting, performance monitoring and business reviewing activities.

The quickly expanding British navy was preparing for a massive strike upon the Spanish armada.

Organizers have been preparing for as many as two million people at the inauguration of the first African-American president.

Evelyn received word that her company was preparing for layoffs so she started to look for a new job .

When NASA was preparing for the Apollo Project, it took the astronauts to a Navajo reservation in Arizona for training.

Yet both sides seem more adept at preparing for a strike than in negotiating their way out of one.

The war broke out nationally in the time he was preparing for an interview.

Banks that operate across borders are already preparing for a more difficult future.

South Korea is also preparing for an attack. It has deployed two warships with radar designed to monitor missiles.

Jean didn't have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy preparing for her examination.

During the days preparing for the final exams, I was surprised to receive a mail from one of my female classmates whom I hardly talked to.

Jackie is fine and is busy preparing for the filming of his next movie.

Preparing for Dieting and Exercise ProgramIf you are a typical mother of a young child or children you likely find yourself very busy.

People preparing for Christmas so far ahead must experience something akin to taking heroin.

For the last couple of months I have been preparing for my debut as an artist.

What steps should a student take in preparing for tertiary education and what would be the benefit of taking such steps?

SaLuSa: We always encourage you to work on raising your vibration level while preparing for Ascension.

When preparing for the defense of Jerusalem, Balian proclaims that it is not the stones that matter, but the people living in the city.

As the capital is preparing for a "Green Olympics" , Beijing has a tremendous demand for green food.

China spent some $43 billion and the better part of a decade preparing for the Beijing Olympics.

While Santiago is preparing for his eighty fifth attempt, a young boy named Manolin brings him some food and helps him prepare his gear.

Now I'm swimming with a group of athletes who are preparing for the Great Chesapeake Bay Bridge .

The edges of the spring steel are rolled, so less likely nicking yourself as you are preparing for using it.

Could you be so kind as to turn down that rock "n" roll I'm preparing for tomorrow's exam.

My Uncle's family are busy preparing for her dowry.

Such a home life was hardly ideal for preparing for those Oxbridge exams.

The time for preparing for that moment is now.

Like athletes preparing for the Olympics, we keep training for that big day.

Myanmar is currently preparing for a general election, which is an important step in promoting its domestic democracy process.

People all over the country are preparing for it.

He told me that he was preparing for the examination.

EMS has begun design of early prototype units and is preparing for the formal system requirements review later this year.

He told me that he was preparing for the sports meeting.

Have fun strolling through the pictures and preparing for your next pillow fight!

Smart Sentences Preparing for Spring Festival is so much fun. Let's get in on the act.

CONCLUSIONS: An information video shown to patients preparing for colonoscopy had no impact on tolerability or anxiety.

Preparing for the Christmas Eve feast makes me at my wit's end .

In preparing for TED, I discovered this diary page in an old journal.

Nato forces are preparing for the long process of withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Preparing for a New York presentation recently, she wondered whether a gray sweater dress would look too dull.

After completing my military service, I began preparing for the TOEIC exam. I expect to enhance my English ability and competitiveness.

About 9 o'clock yesterday evening, I was busy preparing for my tomorrow's test when suddenly loud noises came into my room.

And U. S. officials say Pyongyang appears to be preparing for a third.

I naturally started to don my "kill the technician" armor, preparing for a loud but unintelligible assault on the jerk.

When preparing for a concert, the musicians are reminded by their conductor to stagger their breathing.

Preparing for the howl of dissent, he adds: "It seems unthinkable, but bear with me. "

Mr. Montgomery launched his job hunt in September, when most of his almost 800-member classmates were already preparing for interviews.

With the Middle East in turmoil, Israel is preparing for the possibility of a regional war.

Juventus boss Didier Deschamps has assured fans that the club will be preparing for a Scudetto push at this time next year.

Perform engineering evaluations and provide technical support to new machines, and new products transition, preparing for the report and WI.

Her perfectionist nature when preparing for a competition is definitely an essential asset .

We met at a theatre in the compound of Peking University, where Cui Jian was preparing for a private concert the following day.

Despite her busy schedule preparing for the opening of the hotel in mid-2009, Jin continues to work out at gyms or at home.

Here it was, the big moment, the one we had all been waiting for, dreading, preparing for years in advance.

Despite the worsening fatigue that accompanied his liver failure, he threw himself into preparing for his transplant.

Minority preliminary prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.

Meanwhile, conservationists like Paul Wilson are preparing for another round of potentially dangerous confrontation with whalers.

Nato-led forces in Afghanistan say they're preparing for a spate of attacks by the Taliban in the coming days.

Now I have finally reached the moment I have been preparing for my entire life.

I just think some other infrastructure engineering companies have done a better job of preparing for the post-recession world.