1.   Once tenderized by simmering, the octopus can be served with little further preparation.

2.   Some further preparation was necessary, and his job was being made no easier by a darkness that had overtaken the small television station on the hill.

3.   Peres last week said he was prepared to talk to Arafat, but the Palestinians said further preparations for a meeting were required.

4.   After further preparation, it would be sent to homes in the North Hollywood area, Studio City, Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks and Pacoima.

5.   Among them, officials said, was further preparations for airstrikes against Yugoslavia.

6.   Among them, officials said, were further preparations for airstrikes against Yugoslavia.

7.   His comments came on a day when NATO ambassadors, gathering in Brussels for the second time in three days, announced further preparations for airstrikes.

8.   His comments came on a day when NATO ambassadors, gathering in Brussels, Belgium, for the second time in three days, announced further preparations for airstrikes.

9.   In Brussels, NATO ambassadors met for the second time in three days to consider military and political options, including further preparations for airstrikes against Yugoslavia.

10.   Meanwhile, hoping to keep the pressure on, Western powers announced further preparations for a peacekeeping force.