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  • It used to be said of Don "Readies" Revie, who was disowned as a mercenary for leaving the England job to go to coach in the Middle East, that he knew the price of everything and the value of nothing; now that is taken as read.

    New Statesman 2010

  • "Readies" and "Dosh" by women who are clearly reciting from a script and,

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • More Facebook Readies IPO Filing Lawrence Friend , a former SEC chief accountant, says that in an open-end fund, either the buyers or the sellers will suffer: "You're hurting the purchasers if your price is too high, or the redeemer if it's too low."

    What Is Facebook Worth? Joe Light 2012

  • Just a couple days ago, no less an entity than the Wall Street Journal published a story titled Apple Readies Verizon iPhone.

    Verizon Apple iPhone: The rumor mill revs up (again) 2010

  • More Greece Readies for Confidence Vote Apostolos Dendrinos, 46, a marketing director for a multinational cable company whose job often takes him abroad, says he is always at the center of attention for being Greek.

    Anger and Humiliation on Streets of Athens Stelios Bouras 2011

  • "Obama Readies Plan to Reshape the Electorate" (Ben Smith, The Politico) An Obama victory in the fall would rest on the campaign's ability to alter the electoral map.

    The Daily 2008 - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com 2008

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'GOP Readies Wave of Objections to Stall Healthcare Bill in Senate'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Sen. Judd Gregg has hundreds of procedural objections ready for a healthcare plan Democrats want to speed through the Senate.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: GOP Readies Wave of Objections to Stall Healthcare Bill in Senate 2009

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'China Readies Military Space Station'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'China is aggressively accelerating the pace of its manned space program by developing a 17,000 lb. man-tended military space laboratory planned for launch by late 2010.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: China Readies Military Space Station 2009

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Gates Readies Big Cuts in Weapons'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Two defense officials who were not authorized to speak publicly said Gates will announce up to a half-dozen major weapons cancellations later this month.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Gates Readies Big Cuts in Weapons 2009

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Government Readies Youth Corps To Take On Vets'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Homeland Security and the FBI are behind the effort to indoctrinate and train the Boy Scouts to become tomorrow\'s Gestapo.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Government Readies Youth Corps To Take On Vets 2009

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