Sentence examples for they were braced from inspiring English sources

They were braced for ringing phones today, their own sort of Black Friday surge.

They were braced, now, for punishment from outside, in the form of sanctions and war.

The club's board knew that Benítez's appointment would be unpopular and they were braced for the initial hostility.

They were braced against platitudes and evasion: "Please be specific, no generalizations," one readers said, surely speaking for all of us.

They were braced for any and every possibility, because the winding, wacky road since Nov. 7 had taught them not to predict the next turn.

Government officials in Seoul, speaking off the record, agreed that they were braced for a North Korean "provocation", because Pyongyang's peace overtures of the past few months have failed to persuade Seoul, Washington or Tokyo to enter a dialogue.

He said they were bracing for a flood of people, as the state health system faltered.

United States officials had said they were bracing for a fresh round of attacks today.

New York employers also said they were bracing for an increase of about 12percentt next year.

Here in Montgomery County, parents of disabled children said they were bracing for disappointment.

Some members of the Olympic movement in the United States said they were bracing for this moment.