We all hope for the best, but we have to be prepared for the worst.
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That means the tech giants have had plenty of time to prepare for the worst.
Instead, the region is hoping for the best - and beginning to plan for the worst.
Filing into the turquoise splendour of the Mariinsky Theatre they were braced for the worst.
"The market prepared itself for the worst today, " says TIME business editor William Saporito.
Other countries, including South Korea, America, Russia and Japan, must also prepare for the worst.
While working for the best outcome, Indonesia's friends need also to prepare for the worst.
It's a way to be prepared for the worst, so we practice lockdowns, fire drills and evacuations.
That sounds like a recipe for the worst, but so far it's working, a Patco spokesman says.
New crime laws have increased the penalties for the worst offences, causing sentence inflation across the board.
If things do take a turn for the worst, at least vendors are better off under the new bankruptcy laws.
He threw himself out of the car door to see what he had done, ready for the worst.
The only option for the worst cases was a heart transplant, and there was a shortage of hearts.
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City officials are also "planning for the worst, " said Tom Walsh, the spokesman for Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno.
The pre-Katrina hurricane levee system is a lead contender for the worst public works project in American history.
Blanton said she was bracing for the worst, given the dramatic footage posted online from the early news coverage.
Pseudoscience continued to thrive in 2011, making my choice for the worst quackery of the year a difficult one.
Behind us, we leave a century full of humanity's capacity for the worst, and its genius for the best.
For this, battlefield acupuncture gets my award for the worst quackery of 2011.
He thinks the campaign against the court undermines broader American aims, such as ending impunity for the worst crimes.
The ongoing gridlock means one must prepare for the worst, says one diplomat.
Health benefits, for example, are capped, leaving patients uncovered for the worst crises.
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As Hanna approached the East Coast, Charleston, South Carolina, prepared for the worst.
Even solid borrowers that still are able to sell commercial paper and otherwise raise cash are preparing for the worst.
Whether or not the old bogey, inflation, comes back forcefully, Wall Street strategists are already repositioning portfolios for the worst.
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The Bobcats enter the season finale Wednesday night tied with Orlando for the worst record in the NBA at 20-61.
But even in Tokyo, some 200 kilometers from the plant, a lot of people have started preparing for the worst.
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For the worst case scenario, there is a modern boat trailing them, ready to pick them up if disaster strikes.
Britain's farmers are said to be bracing themselves for the worst as efforts to contain the spread of the disease.
Officials stressed how uncertain the projections were so many days in advance but urged residents to be ready for the worst.
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