Study subjects were young (extremes: 10 and 20 years old), newly-demobilized soldiers who, after spending some period in army/rebellion militias, were going through preparation for community integration.
"I know the consequences if something goes wrong," Mr. Baumgartner said as he went through preparations over the weekend.
Twice Olympic champion Shani Davis did not wear the much lauded Under Armour suit, which underwent hours of wind tunnel analysis by aerospace contractors, during training on Friday as he went through preparations for Saturday's 1,500 metres race.
Its ticktock can be interminable, especially when you are anxiously waiting for test results or fasting for a dreaded operation or when you are going through preparations for a procedure requiring that you drink vials of what looks like Kool-Aid every half-hour for two hours.
Still, Aran and Rodriguez both acknowledge that no matter how much training and preparation the workers go through, there is no guarantee of success.
"He's obviously more mature, a lot more disciplined in the way he approaches the round and the way he goes through the preparation to play.
Lake thought the falcon was a fitting nickname because the falcon is a small but powerful bird of prey, and like the athletes, goes through extensive preparations and training.
She goes through the preparations for the Hunger Games with her head held high, never for one minute complaining or thinking "Why me?" So many other heroines spend most of the novel whining and complaining about their life and situation.
A plane put into storage generally goes through three stages: preparation, which includes covering the engines and taping all cracks (at a cost of about $12,000 for a narrow-body jet); monthly maintenance and engine checks ($1,000 or so a month); and restoration to service, essentially reversing everything done in the first stage (another $12,000).
"This is nothing compared to what I had to go through in preparation to Beijing.
