During the Cuban missile crisis, a bear snuffling around the perimeter fence of a Minnesota airbase led to aircraft carrying primed nuclear weapons rolling down the runways ready for take off in neighbouring Wisconsin.
They lost against Tottenham and Aston Villa, but drew with Fulham, and Ferguson feels his men are ready for the big kick-off.
Some clubs existed specifically to serve local pits and factories: hundreds of pints of beer would be lined up, ready for when the workers came off their shifts.
Though the Rift is still a long way off from being ready for consumer use, this savvy collection of industry talent could be a sign that big things are afoot for the VR company.
Via Trading also takes on Wal-Mart Stores ' West Coast excess through that company's outsourcing partner, Jacobs Trading, which uses prison labor to scrape labels off products to ready them for discounted resale.
Via Trading also takes on Wal-Mart Stores ' (nyse: WMT - news - people ) West Coast excess through that company's outsourcing partner, Jacobs Trading, which uses prison labor to scrape labels off products to ready them for discounted resale.
Other conditions for early take-off include the ready availability of the right kind of software, computing platforms and systems-integration expertise.
"We have contacted a world famous golfer and invited him to be the first to tee off of it when it is ready for the grand opening, " said Bolin's operations manager.
He also recommended that if you are not ready to pitch, it is best hold off and ask for advice first.
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Jones only has teenager Aaron Wildig, who made his league debut earlier this month, and summer signing Solomon Taiwo as fit central midfielders - but neither are ready to become first-team regulars for the Championship play-off contenders .
This allowed them to create a clear brand identity for their neophyte candidate, even as Mrs Clinton dithered between presenting herself as a warrior queen, ready for a 3am call, or a put-upon everywoman fighting off tears.
Unfortunately, the products being shown off at today's event weren't quite ready for prime time.
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Otherwise, they've slogged through nine games in AL East cities and they're ready to settle in for a nine-game homestand after Monday's off day.
The Dow, looking like it was ready to take a running jump off a cliff Wednesday morning when manufacturing data for New York state and its surrounding areas came in a far cry below the expectations, is taking the disheartening news in stride.
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Having seen off smoking in the city's bars, he ought to be ready for what is perhaps an even greater political challenge.
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He said he was ready to retire and rejected accusations that he made false diagnoses or accepted money in return for signing off on unwarranted benefits.
Norquist, a first seemed ready to respond, then begged off saying he had a "revolution to run" and no time for such matters.
The Cumbrians beat off interest from two other clubs for the left-sided player, who admitted he was ready to leave Deepdale.
When he is ready for his walk, Irina tries to help him button his parka, his anorak, but he shakes her off with a few brusque words.
After (in our opinion) a too long delay, BBC America is ready to launch its HD simulcast July 20, getting things kicked off with a load of science fiction programming for the summer.
Get ready for me to hide, she responds, but you two only last an hour before she reaches over and takes off your glasses and kisses you.
But by 1989, New Yorkers were ready for a change, soured perhaps by his constant scraps with other public officials and with the press, and turned off by a series of government corruption scandals.
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