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prepare defences (BrE: Djemal Kuchuk had been ordered to form a rearguard to hold Homs for as long as possible, while von Oppen's Asia Corps (formerly part of the Eighth Army) continue on to Aleppo where Mustapha Kemal and the remnants of his Seventh Army are preparing defences. 4uzhoj); prepare defenses (AmE: The communists are massing soldiers as you read this, and the rebels are preparing defenses. • While many residents are starting to vacate the town, al-Shabaab fighters are preparing defenses to repel the allied advance. • Meanwhile the story has been told by Xavier to his students, the X-Men are preparing defenses inside the X-Mansion. • U.S. diplomats held a fifth day of negotiations today with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, as fresh reports from Kosovo indicated that his military forces are preparing defenses against possible NATO airstrikes instead of trying to meet a Western demand to withdraw.  washingtonpost.com 4uzhoj) |
