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• v  be motionless, in suspension
  The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked
• v  prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
• v  cause to be balanced or suspended
• v  hold or carry in equilibrium
• s  marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
  a gull in poised flight
  George's poised hammer
• s  in full control of your faculties
  perfectly poised and sure of himself

• The 'King of Games' has stolen your crown in Japan and is poised to conquer America CNN Video Gallery CNN circles the globe for more stories on how technology is changing our lives .
• When Africa breaks free from the grip of poverty and famineas it now looks poised to doMonty Jones, 56, will have played a pivotal role.
• poised to grab the power doctors say boris yeltsin is strong enough for lifesaving surgery, but who will run the kremlin while the president recovers?.

• poise
• brace
• balance
• collected
• equanimous
• self-collected
• self-contained
• self-possessed

News & Articles

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• Arizona Senate poised to approve budget with Medicaid expansion sought by Gov. Jan Brewer
  PHOENIX — The Arizona Senate is poised to pass an $8.8 billion state budget Thursday that includes the Medicaid expansion sought by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer as she embraces a signature part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law over the opposition of most GOP legislators.
  June 13, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
• British Pound Poised to Break 200-Day Moving Average
  British Pound Poised to Break 200-Day Moving Average
  June 13, 2013 - DailyFX via Yahoo! Finance
• AZ Senate poised to OK $8.8B budget
  The Arizona Senate on Thursday is poised to approve an $8.8 billion state budget that includes the Medicaid expansion sought by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer over the opposition of most GOP legislators.
  June 13, 2013 - ABC 15 Phoenix

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in A Pakistan News
  We are now finally poised to deliver on the promise of real, meaningful health insurance reform,Obama told reporters. "With today's vote, we are now incredibly close to making health insurance reform a reality in this country."
• James Dobson in Boston Globe (registration)
  I'm deeply disappointed the Republican Party seems poised to select a nominee who did not support a constitutional amendment to protect the institution of marriage, who voted for embryonic stem-cell research to kill nascent human beings,...