It was Germany's naval threat that made Britain prepare for war, not its expansion on land.

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Everyone knows that to avoid war, you prepare for war.

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Militarily, Israel must prepare for war.

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The first wave focused on the small Special Plans Office, set up last fall to prepare for possible war in Iraq.

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But the essence of Mr. Noyce's approach isn't politics, even if Greene's cautionary tale has acquired a new immediacy as American troops prepare for possible war in Iraq.

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But although Britain will no longer prepare expensively for a big land war in Europe, it will prepare expensively to intervene further afield.

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Mr. Amer went on to explain how you prepare for a child in a war zone.

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Still, with the exception of the LG combo playing BH100, none of the major players have shown any plans to change sides, so until they do, prepare for a prolonged stalemate before this war is truly over.

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Wounded in France in the first world war, he became an intelligence officer in Tangier in 1942-43 and helped prepare the ground for the Allied landing in north Africa.

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