Consumers have been on a shopping frenzy for so long, they may be trying now to 'pace themselves' in preparation for the upcoming holiday shopping season.

There is a lot of preparation to be done. Some are just trying to get better for the conference meet. There are five or six key things some others need to do to get ready for nationals, and that may or may not happen.

We are trying to get accustomed to the rapid arrival of the heat. Playoff preparation is continuing.

Clearly, this shows that the more practice you have, the more prepared you are if it happens and the more likely you are to know how to react.

We're trying to teach them about preparation, and the greatest reward was they saw preparation get a positive result.

The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it.