Using remotely controlled submersibles, engineers were making last-minute checks in preparation for closing the valves on the cap.
"You know, Mil," he'd say to my grandmother, "it's cold!" As October approached, my grandfather fulfilled the wishes of my grandmother's checklist of chores in preparation for closing down the bungalow for the long winter.
The tense bargaining, coming as executive branch agencies took precautionary steps in preparation for closing down after Friday, demonstrated how crucially both sides view the outcome of this budget fight in shaping the ground rules for larger struggles to come over fiscal issues.
If Nasa and SpaceX are satisfied that the vehicle is performing well, it will be commanded to fly up and over the outpost in preparation for close-in manoeuvres on Tuesday.
The participant will be encouraged to independently problem solve in preparation for the close of the therapeutic relationship.
A tough match against Tsonga was good preparation for the closing stages.
Funnily enough, I am going to be rereading some Agatha Christie, in preparation for editing Closed Casket in the new year.
Beginning in 1999, in preparation for the closing of the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, the city used diesel trucks to transport waste from Manhattan to New Jersey.
Franco Aldini, a tailor with a shop on Via Labicana, complained that his business had already dropped since street work began in preparation for the closing.
In preparation for the closing of the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island in December 2001, the city has been hauling the waste to transfer stations in Newark and Elizabeth, from which it is trucked to landfills in other states.
Jennifer Lopez adjusted her fake belly bump in preparation for a close-up for her role as a pregnant, unwed mother.
