1.   In final preparation for the storm, he closed the cockpit drains.

2.   In the meantime, the Confederates in front of Cemetery Ridge were making the final preparations for their new attack.

3.   It is said that the final preparations owed their antibacterial activity to the phenol which they contained as a preservative.

4.   Shortly before midnight, the final preparations were made.

5.   That step is expected to begin Wednesday if there are no excessive winds and if final preparations are complete.

6.   Final preparations for the Hercules crew leaving this morning for Sarajevo.

7.   Final preparations are underway for an Oxfordshire convoy heading for Roumania at the weekend.

8.   Arrayed in its springtime best, Washington is engrossed in final preparations for its last big show before the Millennium.

9.   As other competitors make final preparations this summer, tension among their supporters is mounting.

10.   As the National Anthem was filling the cavernous arena outside, the Raiders were huddled in their dressing room for final preparations.