Sentence examples for bracing itself to from inspiring English sources

The G.O.P. is bracing itself to lose seats in Congress in November, Politico writes.

The ship's 350-strong company of sailors and Royal Marines is bracing itself to rescue a further 3,000.

The MDC is bracing itself to lose the count when the results come in, but is hoping that Mugabe has overplayed his hand and that Friday's election will finally sweep away any lingering illusions about the legitimacy of his rule.

Justine, steeped in chronic depression, feels that her world is caving in, and, as if in sympathy, our world does the same — bracing itself to be swallowed by a vast blue planet that has, till now, been "hiding behind the sun".

The association is bracing itself to take a financial 'hit' should the current Irish Cup deal come to an end.

It would seem that Apple is bracing itself to take the App Store to the next level with this new device.

Next, as a precursor to enabling and building more sustainable systems for transport, energy, food and overhauling the nation's building stock, the government needs to brace itself to tackle the City.

Under current circumstances, the U.S. should brace itself to have a strong presence in Afghanistan for a long time.

In his 1985 classic, "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business," the media theorist Neil Postman wrote that society has long braced itself to fight against the kind of "spiritual devastations of tyranny" described by George Orwell — thought police, cameras, totalitarians.

But that would be "disastrous" for the EU, says one foreign minister (whose country is bracing itself, glumly, to endorse a resumption of talks on a new PCA with Russia).

That sort of trepidation is common in politically important Michigan, which is bracing itself for General Motors to submit its restructuring plans some 30 days from now.