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preparatory work

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preparatory
adjective
uk /prɪˈpær.ə.tər.i/ us /prɪˈper.ə.tɔːr.i/
done in order to get ready ...
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work
noun
uk /wɜːk/ us /wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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It would take a year before the uprising was possible, as this delay was necessary for preparatorywork.
When the "answer" is made to follow the question without any preparatorywork, it is manifestly disjunctive.
The scope of the survey, and the preparatorywork that lies behind it, are astounding.
After five years of preparatorywork, we have developed a database to keep track of the works, catalogue numbers, sources and volumes within the edition.
Thus, in this section we do some preparatorywork by estimating the probability of the returns hitting a given depth.
Two years of preparatorywork has enabled a degree of cohesiveness rare in volumes of this kind.
A great deal of preparatorywork must be undertaken on the manuscript sources of these works before an opera can be performed.
The sequence involves performing preparatorywork, such as obtaining permission to work, then opening the necessary valves and finally operating the node itself.
In this way, much of the preparatorywork regarding projects such as road and bridge building was completed out of court, and the actual meetings at assizes were largely formalities.
The recommendations of the council have been accepted and preparatorywork to give effect to them has begun.
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We intend to begin preparatorywork on these reviews later this year.
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Preparatorywork leading up to the pre-school system trials is proceeding but the trials have not yet been started.
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The preparatorywork was expensive, and the funds can be put to better and more immediate use elsewhere.
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The preparatorywork, we understand, is being done to gear the industry up for the transition to the new system.
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Inevitably, before that becomes a reality there is a very great deal of preparatorywork to be done.
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Some of this money was spent on preparatorywork and research prior to the launch.
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All that costs money and fees, but such preparatorywork has produced massive benefits.
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I know that a tremendous amount of preparatorywork has been done.
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Preparatorywork, including the statutory processes, still have to be completed on each scheme.
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