(1) They were readying for setting out.

(2) John's soldiers were readying themselves for the final assault.

(3) Supervisor Mabel Teng is also readying legislation to impose an 18-month moratorium on owner move-in evictions of elderly tenants.

(4) State and local governments are readying their publicity machines.

(5) The two sides are readying themselves for negotiations.

(6) General Motors continues to make steady progress readying updates for its heavy-duty pickups , including a minor facelift.

(7) Facebook is readying a new home page, news feed and functionality for corporate pages.

(8) London's banks are now readying themselves to profit from the growing offshore market in China's currency, the yuan.

(9) Wayne Rooney is readying himself for a pivotal season in his career, as he admits that he is desperate to realise his full potential.

(10) The U.S. Air Force is readying cargo flights into Pakistan to deliver critical food, water and temporary shelters, the Pentagon said.

(11) His Dejin Textile is readying a new line of women's clothes to be sold online and in two local stores.

(12) They're two-timing Microsoft, though, by simultaneously readying models that run Google's Android operating system, like Samsung's Galaxy Tab.

(13) TOKYO — For years, Japan has been readying itself for the day that it is eclipsed economically by China.

(14) Before each session, he had watched their suspect sizing up his interrogators, readying his replies in measured tones.

(15) I waited for her to try to scream again, readying myself to leap upon her and bear her down.

(16) And forces with an interest in subverting the sanity of this Dominion may be readying themselves to celebrate that anniversary.

(17) I flexed my arms slightly, trying to stop my hands from trembling, readying the mini-blazer s in my wristbands.

(18) With nine days before Opening Ceremonies, Gao still is readying for the Games.

(19) We visited with his mother and grandmother, who were readying the sweets.

(20) Automakers have also taken preemptive steps to avoid a supply disruption, including by stocking extra components or readying other channels of procurement.

(21) "It is all right. "The huge head toy promised a , swiftly ambition early the piece figure readying to delivered as Chu Zhong pass at.

(22) George Osborne, Britain's new chancellor of the exchequer who is readying his country for fiscal frugality, crowed that the G20 had come round to his way of thinking.

(23) Two brothers fall in love with the same girl, Zoya, a 19-year-old Jewess, in a Moscow that is readying for a pogrom [4] some time between the second world war and the death of Stalin.

(24) OBAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Dancing, singing and playing the guitar, residents in the sleepy Japanese fishing port of Obama are readying to party for Barack Obama before Tuesday's U.

(25) In content, peaceful time soldiers have excellent military abilities. They are readying for nation and people's proof-test all time, and a heroical canto has been written in their incessancy growth.

(26) As we meet here tonight, our men and women in uniform stand watch abroad and more are readying to deploy.

(27) They're partners in the preparation of Israel for their new life, readying Israel for life in God's land as a nation, as a people.

(28) But officials in Japan and South Korea said earlier Friday they saw no particular signs that the North was readying for a second test.

(29) Jones said those integration issues are now behind lastminute.com, which has been focusing on readying a new shopping platform.