Sentence examples for preparing from inspiring English sources
The word "preparing" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when you are speaking about the act of making ready for something or making something ready for use. For example, "I am preparing dinner for my family tonight".
The accountant's fees claimed were for preparing his office accounts to ensure the correct amount of tax was paid.
In a clear signal the Rudd government is preparing for a crackdown on people smugglers ahead of the federal election, Carr said his department was preparing "up to date" information for the immigration tribunals about the political situation in the countries from which refugee applicants come, so they did not approve those who had no genuine fear of persecution.
In terms of preparing cities to be as disaster-resilient as possible, the UN's office for disaster risk reduction launched its Making Cities Resilient campaign in 2010, urging local governments to raise disaster resilience awareness among citizens, invest in risk-reduction activities, and build more safely.
We're preparing for them to come in in quite a heavy-handed way.
One of the protesters, Natalie Fiennes, 23, a postgraduate student, said: "We're preparing for the police.
Britain's biggest pharmaceutical company is preparing to sell £3bn worth of swine flu drugs this year, it emerged today.
The protesters are now preparing for "a battle over detail" to ensure that their biggest concerns are not eclipsed in forthcoming negotiations.
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