Sentence examples for primed for battle from inspiring English sources

While Democrats were surprised and jubilant, Republicans sounded primed for battle.

He's currently primed for battle, zen-like, repeating old Chinese mantras in a trance.

Mindful, perhaps, that he not sound too primed for battle, Mr. Gore replied, simply, "I appreciate your best wishes".

As parents, we frequently assume that we should be primed for battle -- not for assisting -- and too often this assumption is accurate.

As concern grows, the oil industry appears primed for political battle.

Throw in the signings of Joe Cole and Marouane Chamakh, players with points to prove, and the squad looks deeper and primed for the battles ahead.

Lambert's switch has proved that the grass is not always greener on the other side; despite drawing two of their last matches, it appears Villa are primed for a relegation battle.

Confronted by an artfully constructed record and attorneys primed for a long, expensive battle, the employee surrenders, accepting a proffered (probably lousy) severance agreement, signing a gag clause and attempting to move on.

Republicans are primed for the coming fight, believing they have more leverage against Obama than during the fiscal cliff battle.

Clearly, the voters were being primed for a pivotal moment in political history — a battle of the giants.

Tocco itself was primed for success.