I yielded; our plan was fixed, and every preparatory step taken.

Most companies with hardware on the market have not disclosed the details of these preparatory steps.

They have also sealed the casts, one of the preparatory steps for their destruction.

Getting their hands on the guns was the last preparatory step.

San Beda has been taking preparatory steps for university status since 2002.

And that Garak had taken one preparatory step forward.

Anyway, what they're doing is only a preparatory first step.

"This is clearly a preparatory step," said a Western diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity.

All the preparatory legal steps to enable this to take place have already been taken.

After some preparatory steps, the reorganization plan will be presented for a vote of 14,000 creditors.