making ready

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In cities and towns across this country of 40 million people, Ukrainians from all walks of life — accountants and teachers, shopkeepers and software engineers — are making ready for possible war.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2022

“The men who take advantage of these roads to knowledge will be laying a foundation for future happiness and economic security; making ready for the big change that will come if they are prepared.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2016

"Yesterday I ordered the militarization of Bogota and I will do the same in any region or zone where the presence of soldiers is necessary," said Santos, making ready as many as 50,000 soldiers.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2013

At Tilbury Docks, which the Germans claimed to have destroyed Aug. 16, patches showed where bombs had struck but about 30 ships lay at berths handling cargo or making ready for sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

The engineers from the generating station had brought their cable right down to it, and the technicians were busy securing the clamps and making ready the terminals.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman