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That would be a prelude to 'long-term operation of a space station, ' he said.

Perhaps the Sayadaw's instruction was a prelude to analysis of nama-rupa which he would deal with in his later sermons.

The slowdown was worse than economists expected but is likely to be viewed by the Federal Reserve as a prelude to a gradual recovery.

Between April and June businesses sharply increased the number of hours worked by employees, which is often a prelude to hiring new workers.

Their gathering serves as a prelude to the two-day spring meeting of the IMF and World Bank, which begins the next day.

Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif calls it "a prelude to a revolution" . He made it to the rally by defying an order for his house arrest.

That means that this good-bye is both a good-bye for the past ten thousand years and a prelude to what will come.

But all of that is only a prelude to what truly matters as a developer: writing code and building solutions.

As a prelude to these contestable claims, Mr Dawkins examines the interesting question of why religion is so widespread.

It does not appear that he means by this an acceptance of original sin so much as a prelude to major change or revolution. But to what?

All of these arrangements were a prelude to the ball, the hostess' ultimate prize.

Leaders are now busy lowering expectations, saying that this summit will be a prelude to a "Copenhagen II" in 2010.

This was widely seen as a prelude to the sale of the mobile business to reduce the company's huge debts.

This one could be a prelude to the anger and disillusionment that is only beginning to swell.

Late last month, Misuzu asked other leading auditors to take on its remaining clients as a prelude to its liquidation.

Cutting conscription back to six months may be a prelude to dispensing with it altogether.

party, which served as a prelude to celebrations to mark the Children's Day.

The only other species known to do it as a prelude to mating is the white- fronted parrot.

This period of unrest is only a prelude to all the beautiful energy of the Fourth Dimension.

That was only a prelude to a two-week sojourn that historian John Lewis Gaddis would characterize as "a surreal extravaganza. "

It is for this reason that we must regard civil-service reform in its present stages as but a prelude to a fuller administrative reform.

Sharp dismisses the notion that the wartime control transfer is a prelude to the United States withdrawing from South Korea.

The aim is to get North Korea to give up its nuclear programmes as a prelude to normalising relations on the Korean peninsula.

Boodles, the upmarket jeweller, is opening its first outlet in Asia, in what could be a prelude to further expansion in the region.

I hadn't noticed the five men performing at the side of the stage as a prelude to the show.

Study are a prelude to the keyboard matrix, the process from the hands of a master, user-friendly.

But on July 3, 2008, this criminal act was just a prelude to heroism.

Men tend to think of kissing as a prelude to copulation, Fisher said.

A pleasant chat could warm up the atmosphere and become a prelude to romance if you take your time and let a conversation linger.

The first section serves as a prelude to the research: first a brief review of the history of Bible study as literature is presented.

Rice's visit is being viewed as a prelude to the US president George W. Bush's foreign policy towards Asia during his second term.

The German invasion of Poland was a prelude to World War II.

The restructuring is a prelude to the introduction of 3G mobile services, although it remains unclear when they would be launched.

It is, as BAE says, "a prelude to the next generation of fighting capacity. "

The criticisms were sometimes even a prelude to formal investigations by the regulatory authorities.

King Abdullah was in Washington April 21 in a prelude to these scheduled meetings and urged Obama to push for Palestinian statehood.

Perhaps, as with Egypt's theatrical street fights, the mood of suspicion and recrimination will prove a prelude to lasting reconciliation.

The talks are seen as a prelude to a summit conference scheduled for July.

We've seen both A Prelude to a Kiss and A Kiss Before Dying.

Officers faking arrests as a prelude to stealing illegal drugs and money from drug suppliers .

It serves as a prelude to the second article, which profiles the clinical application of fetal pulse oximetry.

Misaligned exchange rates are more often than not a prelude to trade friction.

These gifts are a " prelude" to the more expensive gifts that will be given at the wedding.

Our pickets were driven in As a prelude to the main enemy attack.

The world is being remoulded now and upset will be caused, but so must it be as a prelude to the rebalancing.

The host organized a dinner in Elsinore on the 22nd as a prelude to the two-day ASEM summit in Copenhagen.

The fighting in the streets may be a prelude to more serious trouble.

Stuart Butler of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, sums up Mr Obama's plan this way: "It's a prelude to going for broke. "

Being bored at work is painful; being bored as a prelude to being fired is torture.

A prelude to a piece of great work.

As a prelude to doing to here used as a preposition, so we put noun, and doing after it.

The 3G era of mobile Internet opened a prelude to mobile data services will drive the prosperity of the industry chain.

The resolution was a prelude to more drastic actions.

The discussions were a prelude to the treaty.

This fundamental realignment of wealth is a prelude to first contact.

A: I heard there will be a prelude to this evening's concert.

NASA hopes to build a permanent manned base on the moon's surface as a prelude to subsequent exploration missions to Mars.

Finally, after a prelude to the natural music reproduction, loud and clear in the magnificent atmosphere and the end.

The concerted effort of free nations to promote democracy is a prelude to our enemies' defeat.

One partner may see this as a prelude to marriage.

Han's family in Jinguo Cheng-long course is a prelude to the establishment of South Korea.

These activities were merely a prelude to Knox's most important action in the Caribbean area, his intervention in Nicaragua.

This will occur in any case after the shift, so is a prelude to life after the shift.

Love is but a prelude to life.

sons and daughters of China opened a prelude to invasion.

You should break this habit as a prelude to losing weight.

The restructuring is a prelude to the award of three 3G licences.

Designing them with components too important to fail is a prelude to disaster, as we know.

They can nourish the body, but also a form of harvest festival, opened a prelude to the Spring Festival.

You will see the first SpaceX demonstration flights, a prelude to operational missions, in 2010.

Like all brilliant beginning, this is not only a prelude to an evolution, but also the end of another evolutionary and vertex.

Last year a Beijing team grew dog bladder tissue on a mouse's back, a prelude to generating human tissue.

We should know that a prelude to storm, the sky is dark.

Is this a prelude to War ?

a prelude to serious trouble

We wrote a prelude To our own fairy tale