The Germans were not prepared to exploit the opening, which gave the French and Algerians time to rush reinforcements into the line.
But having spoken to Goodall, I realise it is more appropriate to render Ham differently, not as subject and hero but as object and victim, his life and afterlife a reminder of the ways in which humans are prepared to exploit those around us in pursuit of our own ambitions.
Now that the Republicans have decided not to hand elections to the Democrats by nominating right-wing looney tunes in races for winnable seats, they stand prepared to exploit the three big factors that are running in their favor: an unusually friendly electoral map, an unpopular President, and a widespread feeling that the country is on the wrong track.
However departments should ensure wherever possible that students experience a pre-determined core knowledge and are exposed to a variety of teaching methods, and that teaching radiologists are prepared to exploit the relative merits of each of these.
As far as the media are concerned, nowadays newspapers rely on a limited number of syndicated sources as bureaus are closed down without compensatory hiring of reporters who are prepared to exploit the great array of electronic sources theoretically available to them.
Specialist British film companies are preparing to exploit the hype created by Avatar, James Cameron's epic 3D science-fiction blockbuster.
With the help of foreign companies, the Kurdish regional government has been preparing to exploit the huge oil reserves that are believed to exist there.
They begin in trying to identify the vulnerabilities of potential opponents, and they do extensive negative research as they prepare to exploit those vulnerabilities early and often.
Several countries, along with corporations like ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, are preparing to exploit the region's enormous oil and natural gas reserves.
