Sentence examples for last preparations from inspiring English sources

Israeli soldiers ringed the square as last preparations were made for the exit of the Palestinians.

Now tied up under the Istanbul skyline for some last preparations, the ship should be seaworthy again by the end of the month, its owners said.

It was Feb. 19, 2002 and Eric Bergoust, the Babe Ruth of freestyle aerials, stood at the crest of a snowy hill making the last preparations for his final jump at the Salt Lake City Olympic Games.

Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/SPORTSFILE/Corbis 8.49pm BST A woman looks at the books displayed in her stand 'Droemer Knaur publisher' during last preparations ahead of the Book Fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

In August 2001, as the Sept. 11 plotters were making their last preparations in the United States, Mahmood and one of his colleagues at the charity met with Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, over the course of several days in Afghanistan.

Figure 1 - DAVOS, 25JAN10 - Last preparations on the podium of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010 in the congress center of Davos/Switzerland.

"It is very important obviously in that last preparation period before the athletes go into the Games village.

"Obviously that's their last preparation before going to the World Cup so we knew it would be a tough game.

This ensures consistency and that in a given evening the first and last preparation of that dish will be the same.

Save some time for fun, but you need to get there early enough to make any last minute preparations with the staff, get everything ready and in place, and prepare yourself for the job to be done.

A skeleton with glowing blue eyes, capitalised conversation and a courteous, inexorable manner, Death comes for Granny Weatherwax when she has made her last, meticulous preparations.