Some are doctors or teachers, but have military preparation and could be used as fighters.

The party's military preparations from 2000 till 2006 took place in their areas.

The state, ready to defend itself from the government, began making military preparations to resist federal enforcement.

Because of these contradictions much time needed for military preparation was lost.

He points to the fact that military preparations started some months before the invasion.

Together, the men departed from the hall to begin military preparations.

Our friends need to know when they can ramp up their military preparations.

Today's deployment represented a major stepping up of American military preparations.

Other assemblymen asked him whether the military preparations were enough or not.

"We're stepping up everything, including military preparations, to send Iraq a message," an administration official said.