True, fretting about the host city's readiness has become as much a part of the buildup as the torch relay.
And she suggested that commanders are planning to cut readiness about twice as much as they need to and would be better off spreading the reductions within operations and maintenance accounts.
The Bay Area remains highly susceptible to earthquakes, and "seismic readiness" can add as much as 15 percent to the cost of a new structure, said Mark Sarkisian, director of seismic and structural engineering in the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which built the John Hancock Center and Sears (now Willis) Tower in Chicago.
Comparison facilities showed improvement on just 5 of the 10 standards, and their overall readiness score did not increase as much (from 75% to 82%). a Missing values removed from numerator and denominator.
Former President Bill Clinton is questioning Senator Barack Obama's readiness to be president, saying he has about as much experience as Mr. Clinton himself did in 1988, the year Mr. Clinton decided not to run for the White House.
As much of the value of a transition-readiness tool is in its ability to time transition for optimal health outcomes, what is necessary is a longitudinal study of the tool's ability to predict future transition outcomes.
After assembly, as much testing as possible is conducted on the integrated vehicle to check its readiness for launch before it is transported to the launchpad.
Since the 1970s, several schools scattered around New Hampshire have placed kindergarteners in what they call readiness classes for up to a year before starting first grade; the classes are usually smaller and promote social development as much as academics.
"There is quite as much average comprehension of the need of the thing, as much courage I doubt not, as much previous knowledge of the gun, & there is a readiness of ear & of imitation which for purposes of drill counterbalances any defect of mental training".
