1.   The work of writing an essay is greatly reduced if your preparatory stages are carried out thoroughly.

2.   Yeah, college is the preparatory stage for employment.

3.   Being on the defensive is a preparatory stage for an offensive.

4.   The furtive steps toward democracy are that much more critical for Kosovo now, as it enters preparatory stages for local elections in the fall.

5.   The party is still in the preparatory stage with no other members, he said.

6.   This would help Bangkok University handle the preparatory stages for the resumption of studies without difficulty.

7.   He said cooperation with Inti was still in the preparatory stages, without giving further details.

8.   He said the new low-fat fish soup was still at a preparatory stage but would be more effective than the turtle soup.

9.   Chen said the preparatory stage of drawing up the expenditure part of the budget for the transitional period has almost been completed,

10.   She also noted that the final preparatory stages had been held up by technical problems, notably the pricing mechanism for Iraqi oil which is currently being discussed here.