Also, the garrison of the position itself was not prepared for action.

And then I believe you may prepare to clear for action.

That is something we wanted very much to avoid without giving Iraq a month's head start to prepare for potential action against it.

At the same time, a force of several thousand marines prepared for further military action.

One evening orders came to prepare the tanks for action.

"When you get back to your branches, prepare for action."

He stood ready, but didn't appear tense or especially prepared for action.

The 18 students aboard took up positions on either side of the boat and prepared for action.

But I may well have been, by some small degree, better prepared for action now that the fit of dread was over.

Though prepared for action, they would not be over wary.