By eighteen seventy-six he was ready to present Hires Root Beer at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition.

VOA: special.2011.08.01

The South was ready to secede -- leave and break up the Union of states.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

In nineteen sixty-five America's space agency,NASA, was ready to begin its second manned program.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

He says Poland is now ready to be a responsible co-leader in Europe, and this signature is proof of that.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

Israel's ultra-nationalist Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said his government is ready to open peace talks with Syria.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

"We will ask all states to put in place a plan to adopt and certify standards that are college and career-ready in reading and math."

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

Asked if Kuwait is ready to take such steps, Deputy Prime Minister al-Sabah stressed Kuwaiti support for U.S.-led peace efforts but would not be specific.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

"I should rule it out, because I am ready to go for a run-off,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

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

VOA: standard.2009.06.01

Lavrov also reiterated Moscow's offer to allow transit of non-combat goods through its territory and said Russia is ready to examine other kinds of constructive cooperation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

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

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

The right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it has been ready to return to the negotiating table since it took power five months ago.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

The last phase of the new missile defense plan, to be ready by 2020, would be to develop interceptors with the capability of blocking long-range Iranian missiles aimed at the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17