31.   The country has been preparing for a general election due this year, but the boundaries have already been drawn and would not be affected by the referendum.

32.   The country must prepare for competition by building up infrastructure, he said.

33.   The country prepared parades for the victory celebrations.

34.   The host country is preparing a set of criteria for membership.

35.   The impoverished West African country is preparing for its first elections in more than a decade.

36.   The move creates another political crisis in Russia as the country prepares for parliamentary elections in December and a presidential poll in the middle of next year.

37.   The move creates another political crisis in Russia as the country prepares for parliamentary elections in December and a presidential poll around the middle of next year.

38.   The two countries are preparing for a separate maneuver in the northern Philippines that reportedly will involve a larger number of U.S. troops.

39.   The two countries also are preparing to hold an expert-level meeting in Tokyo in mid-week before Sakamoto and Shapiro meet.

40.   The West African country is preparing for its first presidential elections in a decade on Monday.