41.   After making her preparations, the bride came out of the bathroom to find the bridegroom on his knees in front of the bed.

42.   But an older child probably would enjoy helping you pack and make other preparations.

43.   But behind the scenes, securities firms and many investors were making preparations for Monday, which at the least promises to be volatile.

44.   But even here, where the weather vagaries are such that the locals make preparations for four seasons in one day, there has never been anything like this.

45.   But hope is a high-risk business strategy, so Intel has begun buying backup generators, interviewing alternative suppliers and making other preparations for breakdowns.

46.   But Mole suggests they wait and go home to make preparations for the tree.

47.   But the company still made preparations for a strike, disrupting the travel plans of thousands of Canadians and foreign visitors.

48.   By midafternoon Tuesday, local residents were keeping an eye on Debby and beginning to make preparations for a possible landfall in South Florida.

49.   Clinton says he has no intention of invading Kosovo or Serbia, and NATO has made no preparations to do so, beyond the drafting of contingency plans.

50.   Davis said elaborate preparations were made for the meeting in a ritzy north Phoenix restaurant.