Staff at the North West Regional College are bracing themselves for "devastating" job losses.
People in the Irish Republic are bracing themselves for yet another tough budget next week.
Hundreds more associates set to start jobs this fall are bracing themselves for rescinded offers and deferred start dates.
Britain's farmers are said to be bracing themselves for the worst as efforts to contain the spread of the disease.
At least 20 levees have failed and cities as far away as St Louis, Missouri, are bracing themselves for rising water.
Cross-channel shoppers and lorry drivers were bracing themselves for impact, as the unions insisted they were determined to make their mark.
Health insurers are bracing themselves for upcoming public disclosure of these kick-backs.
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Rather than bracing themselves for sale, takeover or closure, the bigger state-owned enterprises in the region are pinning their hopes on bail-outs.
Mr Throup said staff at the organisation were bracing themselves for yet another busy period, with floods in 2012 seemingly "never ending".
Calshot residents are already bracing themselves for the arrival of more bird-watchers.
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Whitehall sources have said they are bracing themselves for multiple British casualties.
The Czechs are bracing themselves to join the European Union next year.
Financial firms that dealt with Mr Madoff are bracing themselves for a wave of litigation as individual victims go after those with deep pockets.
The crisis is far from over and embattled civilians on both sides of the border between Chad and Sudan are bracing themselves for more suffering.
City are bracing themselves for a possible legal fight with Wise over the monies available to him over the remaining 24 months of his contract.
Meanwhile, Childers came within 400 votes of winning the Mississippi seat outright on April 22, and Republicans are bracing themselves for what might happen next week.
The Greek election result means the G20 leaders gathered in Mexico can stop bracing themselves for financial Armageddon in Europe - at least for a while.
Now, those settlements are bracing themselves for unprecedented change due to resource exploration, economic development, political wrangling and an influx of new wealth, people and social forces.
Staff are bracing themselves for another busy weekend before Christmas.
Mr Clinton's friends are bracing themselves for more revelations.
Auction house executives are already bracing themselves.
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All this will delight Mr (Guy) Cooper and Mr Taylor and confirm them in their belief that the British are at last bracing themselves to be weaned from the comfortable certainties of the hollyhock, the delphinium and the pink.
Cabinet ministers in Cardiff Bay will be bracing themselves for an indication of the scale of further cuts that will impact the amount they will receive from the treasury, although the details for future spending will depend on this autumn's Comprehensive Spending Review.
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