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"This negligence 20 years ago was explained by the international community being caught unprepared in dealing with the issues of the post-cold-war era," Mr. Erdogan said at an international conference in Istanbul.

By 1938, the Treasury was losing its fight to stop rearmament; politicians and the public were more afraid of being caught unprepared for war with Germany and Japan than of a major financial crisis in the more distant future.

And White House officials were continuing to be caught unprepared for major problems with how the shutdown is unfolding.

Despite two months' notice and a day for a trial run, many were still caught unprepared during yesterday's morning rush with all four subway tracks in use over the Manhattan Bridge.

But companies caught unprepared for the change may lose the privilege of keeping consumers' data altogether.

Mr Mas has been caught unprepared by this wave of separatist enthusiasm.

Don't let anyone in your organization be caught unprepared by hard bargainers.

Like the rest of the world, it was caught unprepared by the Arab spring.

In fact, America itself seems to have been caught unprepared by the enthusiasm of its allies.

Like a pupil caught unprepared by a pop quiz, he tried to finesse the question.

They fear endangering their bond ratings or being caught unprepared for unexpected expenses.