Sentence examples for preparations were so from inspiring English sources

But India's military preparations were so extensive that the Pentagon found it difficult to tell if the Indians were simply posturing or putting themselves in position to attack.

In early 1809, the Austrian war preparations were so intense that Napoleon was forced to leave Spain and head back to Paris to reorganise his main army in Germany.

The Greeks found themselves in the spotlight and often being criticised, because the slow pace and progress of preparations was so very different to anywhere else.

12.11pm GMT Our man in Rome, Robert Kitson, has had a chat with Owen Farrell recently and discovered that the young No10 believes England's Six Nations preparations are so thorough it means the players are more confident.

Their lobster preparations are so well crafted that the restaurant holds a Lobster Festival every fall.

Preparation is so important.

Collingwood's preparation was so thorough the auditorium, festooned with "DS36" branding and a nifty hashtag, was unusually packed.

It is a counterintuitive pairing for the roast because its preparation is so deeply precise and restaurantlike.

"The insanity of preparation is so below the surface," Mr. Schamus said, "we'll never know just how much this guy works".

"Even though some of these students were at the end of their sophomore year, their level of preparation was so low that they were not passing our basic placement tests".

The book has a specific purpose, Norcross said, to make it known "that the worst does happen". And it is for this very reason, he stressed, storm preparation is so important.