1.   Broken ribs and back spasms during the summer interrupted his preparation to come back from retirement this season, and his knee has bothered him for months.

2.   Faldo said Wednesday that he would play, but he wore a cast for three days last week, and the injury interrupted his preparation.

3.   His preparations are interrupted when a teenager discovers the body of a well-loved community elder.

4.   This interrupts the preparation.

5.   This week, in phone calls and faxes interrupting his preparations for a lecturing trip to South America, he responded to some questions.

6.   At one point the airport strikers briefly interrupted preparations for two Air Inter flights, pulling the plug on electrical feeds to the planes, according to union workers.

7.   Both players interrupted their preparations for the World Cup to meet Italian media at the club headquarters.

8.   Local authorities have accused the miners of causing serious economic damage by interrupting preparations for winter, ITAR-Tass said.

9.   Local authorities have accused the miners of causing serious economic damage to the remote island because they have interrupted preparations for winter, ITAR-Tass said.

10.   The annual commemoration interrupted preparations for the planned launch of the first permanent crew to the International Space Station.