In Saudi Arabia, officials are preparing for the Hajj, which starts this year during the last week of November.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

Officials say he shot at unarmed soldiers and civilians as troops were preparing for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

In the United States,for example, more than twenty thousand teams are preparing for what organizers call memory walks.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

The pilot spent fifty hours in a simulator -- a copy of the plane on the ground -- preparing for his ten-minute flight.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

Then in preparing for the show, one of the children tells about the true meaning of Christmas.

VOA: special.2009.10.25

But she also said C.D.C.scientists are preparing for possible cases of chikungunya in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.04.13

Now,looking to the future and the upcoming G-20 summit, Pittsburgh is preparing for a chance to show the world how much the city has changed.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

For six weeks, Bourke-White took pictures of the Soviet people preparing for war.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

Researchers,policy makers and activists are busy preparing for the International AIDS Conference.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

Counselors can help students with job applications and preparing for interviews.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

Grant spent the month of April preparing for the big campaign.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

The light house man became very busy preparing for the storm.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

Congress is preparing for hearings.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

His inaugural committee Web site is naming donors who have given The limit for individual contributions is Organizers have been preparing for as many as 2 million people at the inauguration of the first African-American president.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

Jackson was preparing for a series of 50 concerts in London, which were set to begin next month.

VOA: standard.2009.06.28

The zoo has been preparing for Tai's send-off, helping him get used to the crate that will be used to transport him.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

Health officials had been preparing for a flu epidemic for years, but viruses do not follow a plan.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

Sytev is a newlywed. He says leaving his wife is just one of the difficulties he's preparing for.

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

At the same time, diplomats are preparing for the resumption of talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

After the second Cabinet meeting of his presidency, Mr.Obama told reporters his administration is preparing for the worst the swine flu could do.

VOA: standard.2009.05.01

(Speech) Mofaz said it is clear that Hezbollah is arming and preparing for the next war.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

They've been rehearsing intensely, preparing for the gamelan competition at the annual Bali Arts Festival.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

Janitors in Yonkers are preparing for students to return in September, But no one knows yet how many teachers will be here to greet them.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11