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• n  the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
  putting them in readiness
• n  prompt willingness
  readiness to continue discussions
• n  (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
• n  a natural effortlessness
  a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen

• Despite his readiness to embrace American individuality and culture, Lee couldn't get Hollywood to embrace him, so he returned to Hong Kong to make films.
• Sure, some of the interest was a prelude to attacks on Palin's readiness for national office.
• Access to witnesses and their readiness to speak to us was of paramount importance.

• preparedness
• preparation
• eagerness
• zeal
• forwardness
• set
• facility

News & Articles

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• Doctors Lag Far Behind On New Medicare Diagnosis Codes
  Less than 5 percent of physician practices have made ?significant progress? when rating their overall readiness for tens of thousands of new government-mandated ?ICD-10? codes used to describe diseases and hospital procedures in the insurance billing process, a Medical Group Management Study shows.. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Less than
  June 15, 2013 - Forbes
• Wolters Kluwer Health to Address Vendor Readiness at HIMSS ICD-10 Forum
  Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Brian Levy, M.D., will discuss vendor readiness for ICD-10 during the ICD-10 Forum, presented by HIMSS Media.
  June 14, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• Hurricane Readiness Tips for Pregnant Women
  Title: Hurricane Readiness Tips for Pregnant Women Category: Health News Created: 6/10/2013 6:36:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 6/11/2013 12:00:00 AM
  June 12, 2013 - MedicineNet.com

Quotes

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• Hillary Rodham Clinton in FOXNews
  I answered 'yes' because I have the confidence in that readiness and knowing that you can't blink, you have to be wired in a way of being so committed to the mission, the mission that we're on, reform of this country and victory in the war, you... Sarah Palin http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNF00-hkC4BFshN_bDZRhICNqNomLA Vancouver Sun http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html%3Fid%3Ddff8cd7c-0832-4122-9048-e71d8c7dd82e&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHt9Y-fPCOt0o8pMQtyZfW572oKLQ Sep 11, 2008 80699 108682 readiness Clinton said, I think that people will have to ask themselves those questions, who would be the best president in terms of preparation and readiness and effectiveness, and who would be the stronger candidate."
• David Petraeus in USA Today
  ...David Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, said in a joint statement with US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Patricia A. Butenis, that Iraqi forces "have demonstrated their readiness to assume responsibility for the provincial...