"We are certainly prepared to run a very strong campaign against him," said Rob Stutzman, a party spokesman.
Should the two sides reach a stalemate on March 3, the owners are "certainly prepared for the full range of alternatives," Pash said.
"We are certainly prepared to help with something that is important, as we go on ensuring that Afghanistan has a real future," Geoff Hoon, the British defense minister, said on Sunday.
But while voters are certainly prepared to accept a candidate with a complex worldview, they also value the courage that comes with occasionally taking a leap and giving an answer that's straight and simple.
"I just wanted to say that in the event the negotiations — the discussions — don't go anywhere, then we are certainly prepared to proceed to the county committee," Smith said.
The country's leadership is certainly preparing for a slowdown.
While Mr. Hewlett's filing did not indicate whether he would wage a full-scale proxy fight, soliciting shareholder votes to scuttle the deal, Hewlett-Packard is certainly preparing for it.
The Conservatives propose giving GPs much more of a say by restoring fundholding, as part of a general strategy of picking up the Blairite mantle of choice and competition.The NHS is certainly preparing for hard times under David Nicholson, its chief executive.
"I'm certainly preparing Daily Kos for the day when Internet and television are one and the same," said Markos Moulitsas, the founder of Daily Kos, which estimated its traffic at 37 million page views for the busy month of August.
