1.   The company is preparing large-scale redundancies at its British factories.

2.   The company is preparing to expand its European network.

3.   The report names companies prepared to bribe and bully their way to lucrative logging concessions.

4.   Other companies are preparing plans for the disposal of oil and toxic waste.

5.   He claims the company is preparing the system to cater for future power stations in the Teesside area.

6.   Although no company can fully prepare for the unexpected, businesses of all sizes should have a crisis plan to guide them when trouble arises.

7.   Amelio said that the company was also preparing a Web-browsing version of its hand-held Pippin computer.

8.   Among the products the company is preparing for presentation to the federal Food and Drug Administration are follow-ups to its franchise products, the blockbuster drugs Epogen and Neupogen.

9.   Analysts said the layoffs and writedowns were a signal to investors that the company is preparing for the future while it is prosperous.