| He loaded six capsules into the chamber, then clicked it into place, and spun the chamber, readying it for battle. |
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| His powerful muscles bunched, tensing up and readying themselves to deliver a payload of suffering and torture. |
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| However, after some feverish activity, Volkswagen is readying its entrant and it should be on show at Frankfurt next autumn. |
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| In the meantime, I'm delinking the archives and readying this place for a new look. |
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| Flight deck personnel were readying fighter aircraft for a strike at enemy ground forces. |
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| And seeking to be bigger, it is supposed to be readying itself for an initial public offering. |
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| For now he sits outside that room, in a kind of waiting area, readying himself. |
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| Today my task is going to be readying our apartment for this party we're having tonight. |
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| It's the trail of a group remarkably skilled at regenerating and always readying itself for the next attack. |
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| The latter, in turn, with a gleam in their eyes, have set on the task of readying their nets for a venture that could bring them a big catch. |
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| The timetable may simply reflect a realistic assessment of the complexity of readying the bank for a public offering. |
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| The resulting work is a super-sized bug that is readying itself for battle. |
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| Their activity picked up and they began putting explosives into bags and readying their weapons. |
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| Going by the jostling crowd at the venue, Delhiites seem to be readying themselves for the coming wedding season. |
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| My brother Bruce and I were standing on the rear patio of my father's house, swigging beers as my dad was readying steaks for the grill. |
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| We turned into bed early that night, readying ourselves for what we expected would be a long day. |
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| His muscles bunched as his fur stood on end, and I could see that he was readying him self to leap. |
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| As a starting point, we are readying our house here in Lincolnshire for the market, planning to sell it and move elsewhere. |
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| Internet software and hardware enablers specialize in readying a company's systems for the Internet. |
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| Preparation of a descriptive memorandum is a major step in readying your business for market. |
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| They come upon the villagers from the town being taunted by donkey braying and find them readying themselves for battle. |
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| They assessed the damage and began readying the life raft when another huge wave washed them into the open sea. |
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| It may sound like the voice of someone readying themselves for a downward swing in work, a shift into the slow lane. |
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| Am I talking as a way of coming to terms with the past, attempting to clarify the present and readying myself for the future? |
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| He loosened and then retightened his grip on the sword's decorative hilt, readying to attack. |
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| Sonia grinned and crossed over to where the men were readying the grapples and cannons. |
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| Go to Esfahan now and it's as if the whole city were forever readying itself for an impromptu royal visit. |
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| Two years later, Death Metal Angola is readying for its premiere, and the railway film remains unfinished. |
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| Workers of the Yanzhou coalmine are readying themselves for a rescue exercise. |
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| But we saw it as a fitting tocsin, readying us for our return on Sunday evening to the everyman's world that lay beyond Monza. |
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| Australia may even be readying its elbows to nudge a few people off balance. |
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| With help from western banks, China's banks are readying themselves for the custodial challenges of record-keeping and documentation. |
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| We have been readying our hearts and our home to receive through international adoption what we hope will be a baby girl from China. |
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| After years in the wilderness, Lord Stanley's cup is readying to come home to the nation's capital where it was born. |
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| We came, we met, we debated and here we are, readying ourselves to leave this great city of Arusha. |
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| Initially, a pre-trial conference was held late in the proceeding, prior to trial, for the purpose of readying the case for trial. |
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| Our sense is that the difference between the year ahead and the year past will be characterized by a general readying for the recovery. |
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| Volunteers immediately went to work repairing and readying the building for services. |
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| Even a seemingly innocuous story in a readying book could trigger this reaction. |
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| It had actually been a very difficult job to identify to hotel, where the duo had been presumably in deep sleep, readying themselves for the next day's parleys. |
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| And the National Gallery of Scotland gift shop is readying itself with Monet-inspired fridge magnets, mousemats, memo pads, and all manner of other memorabilia. |
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| Although the room was not operational, officers were readying themselves. |
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| That's why you could see Johnson seated behind the wheel of an almond sweeper, gathering almonds into windrows, readying them for pick up by a harvester. |
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| Liszt bit his lower lip, readying his roan horse for the long trip ahead. |
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| On my way back into town, I walked by the fortress of tents surrounding the harbor, readying for the yacht show. |
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| As new arrests roil News Corp., a prime antagonist in the hacking cases may be readying a stateside challenge. |
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| The fleet of merchant ships was as busy as Rome readying for war. |
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| His IQ was plummeting at each attempt, so to keep him from reaching zero I slowly edged by as he bumbled around on the roadside readying for another go. |
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| But the ACE appears to be readying itself for a PR battle rather than a constitutional one. |
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| Just as Interpol was readying an investigation into the theft, the family moved back to Britain. |
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| 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. |
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| I had already declined offers from other funds months before, playing chicken at a time when friends at other schools were already focusing on their final exams and readying for their summer work. |
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| Even the 26 banks readying for Basel 2 will be forced to cling to the leverage ratio as a safety measure. Naturally, the big American banks are annoyed at having their wings clipped in this way. |
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| David Nicholls is a reluctant acceptor of the 'sprint king' tag but there are few better in readying speedballs for the big day. |
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| The other day we were readying to step next door for drinkypoos and an Also Sprach tape. |
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| New York City's office subleasing marketing is drying up, and landlords are readying for rent hikes in its wake, Crain's reported. |
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| Renault and Nissan are readying to launch a range of new services to ensure the mobility and peace of mind of their future electric vehicle customers. |
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| What the year's effort amounted to, in effect, was a clearing of the decks, a gathering of resources and a readying of systems for a second, even stronger push forward in the coming year. |
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| Redeemable only when prices rose above 41.9 cents per gallon, it featured Hercules readying to bring a ball and chain down on a Canadian Tire Gas bar. |
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| During the last few months before turnover, the project team often focuses its attention on the systems and equipment most critical to obtaining permits and readying the building for occupancy. |
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| The hog industry is eager to participate in climate change adjustment mechanisms particularly by readying the industry for a trading system for carbon credits. |
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| The challenge is in balancing the resources between service delivery for current needs and identifying and readying resources in order to respond to future needs. |
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| Plans for defence were drawn up and gun platforms were built, readying the Tower for war. |
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| The smooth technological transition can be attributed, in part, to a national and international collaboration of institutions in readying critical information systems and social infrastructures. |
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