Mr Sarkozy cleared elements of this plan with other EU leaders last year, and is prepared to devote ferocious energy to it in his first weeks in office.
Indian supermarkets, themselves a new phenomenon, are preparing to devote shelves to wine; right now, buying wine means jostling with the drinking masses at state-owned liquor shops.
The companies, in turn, are looking for employees – both men and women – who are prepared to devote their lives to the business, 24/7.
Mr. Cuomo said it was important first to revamp oversight of the system and consider alternatives, after which he was prepared to devote more money.
Awareness of the public conversation, undoubtedly affected the writing of the plot and the amount of time O'Connor was prepared to devote to it.
The implication, perhaps, is that the market will remain fragmented: foreign banks will find it hard to build big market shares unless they are prepared to devote a lot of manpower to the task.
It was understandable that the British, with no other means of striking back at Germany in the early stages of the war, were prepared to devote such a huge effort to making bombing a success.
After his vocal cord surgery, Mr. Klugman was prepared to devote himself to raising racehorses, a longtime side pursuit; one of his horses, Jaklin Klugman, finished third in the 1980 Kentucky Derby.
The molecule in question is called graphene and the EU is prepared to devote €1bn ($1.3bn) to it between 2013 and 2023 to find out if it can transform a range of sectors such as electronics, energy, health and construction.
There was support along the way from organisations such as Community Energy Scotland but the drive had to come from volunteers prepared to devote huge amounts of time to learning about very technical issues.
