They were not ready for self-government. So,there was nothing for us to do but to take them all.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

Unlike the Navy, America's Army was not ready to fight.

VOA: special.2010.07.15

During the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt, FIFA vice-president Jack Warner warned that Nigeria was not ready.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

"These people with blue lights are above the law." "They are not ready to follow it.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Joe Jackson says the family is not ready to release details of the singer's funeral plans.

VOA: standard.2009.06.29

His mostly-sunni critics complain that Iraqi forces are not ready to assume the task.

VOA: standard.2009.06.01

He is asked if his forces are ready. "I am not ready for today."

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

Even at 68-years-old, Skip Ryan is not ready to give this up yet.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

"I am not ready for tomorrow. I am ready for yesterday. If you wanted to start your World Cup yesterday, I would have said I am ready."

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

"This is a clear decision and a clear message, not just for Palestinains but for the American administration itself that Israel is not willing and is not ready to stop settlement activities and much more important than this, that they are not ready for peace,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.18

"If all the investment now will be done in the city where there are huge needs to reconstruct all the infrastructure, where there will be a lot of demand in terms of construction work, then you will have again a pull effect from the rural areas back into a city that is not ready to absorb a lot more people than they have today."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

He had a plan,he said. And he would not move until he was sure his men were ready.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association points out that using ash in cement is not a new idea.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

"Do not doubt my power. I am ready to make this cheek as perfect as its pair."

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Something was ready to explode inside of her because she could not make people understand her.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

Some educators and parents do not like the idea of sending students as young as sixteen off to college, before they may be socially ready.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

The crop may not be ready for up to two years.

VOA: special.2009.07.07

However,the cars will not be ready for purchase until July.

VOA: special.2009.03.28