1.   Being a seasoned traveller, he was fully prepared for the long delay at the airport.

2.   Haig wisely refused to do this until he was fully prepared.

3.   In other technical areas, despite not personally possessing relevant expertise, judges are fully prepared to determine questions of professional competence.

4.   Jackson came over at once, armed with a fully prepared draft of a bill, which he read to the assembly.

5.   Most men sported an absurd amount of lethal weaponry, which they were fully prepared to use.

6.   U.S. forces are fully prepared for the execution of any action once the order is given by the president.

7.   Soon after the invasion Israeli officials made it clear that they were fully prepared to carry out pre-emptive action to halt a potential Iraqi attack.

8.   Mr Aldrich himself claims, and I am fully prepared to believe him, that he did not see Mr Stratton on the train.

9.   And ABB is fully prepared to bill customers in euros if they wish, and to pay suppliers in euros.

10.   And Arafat said, although without great enthusiasm, that he was open to a substantive session with Prime Minister Ehud Barak if the groundwork was fully prepared.