verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
legislation prevents sth
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Legislation prevents the import and export of certain types of drug.
prevent a disease
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It has been claimed that fibre in the diet could help prevent many serious diseases.
prevent an accident
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Steps have been taken to prevent a similar accident happening again.
prevent an escape ( also foil an escape formal ) (= stop an escape )
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Walker grabbed her firmly by the wrist, preventing any chance of escape.
prevent decay
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You can use a preservative on the wood to prevent further decay.
prevent harm
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He was put in a mental hospital to prevent harm to others.
prevent illness
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Vaccines have been successful in preventing illness.
prevent pollution
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Efforts are being made to prevent further pollution.
prevent/avert a catastrophe
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Sudan requires food immediately to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.
prevent/avert a disaster
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They called for an international programme to prevent the disaster happening again.
prevent/avoid damage
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Young trees need protecting to prevent damage from the wind.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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action
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This action prevents undue role conflict on the question of impartiality from the chair. 23.
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Obviously, he feared violent action and, to prevent it, planned another attempt at an understanding with the Viceroy.
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Such action was prevented by the war.
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The blast set the 29-year-old on fire and only the prompt action of a passer-by prevented potentially fatal injuries.
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Indeed, some stakeholders may take action to prevent a rational analysis of their stance or at least any debate over it.
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State action to prevent illegal and unauthorised acts of local authorities.
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The action taken does not prevent him from practising as he is still on the council register.
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It is obvious that the punishing cost of libel actions prevents Francis from making direct accusations against current athletes.
attempt
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Citizens died on the church steps in their attempt to prevent altar-pieces being taken away.
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But once again, our attempt to prevent bad management made good management impossible.
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Despite Brett's attempt to prevent it, the firebombs had been detonated.
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The rule is an attempt to prevent harm to pets or rare species that may wander into the traps.
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Uefa is to rule on Leeds's decision to ban visiting supporters in an attempt to prevent further violence.
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In an attempt to prevent his mouth from falling open, a woollen strap had been passed beneath his chin.
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A judge said it is the duty of the courts to support any attempts being made to prevent crimes of that nature.
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It might also start by attempts to prevent the transportation of strikebreakers or goods, and a clash would follow police intervention.
development
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Middlesex sought to prevent urban development , with the secondary purpose of preserving amenity and providing recreational facilities.
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As with the peasantry, strong ties of loyalty and obligation tend to prevent the development of permanent horizontal links.
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Yet, the lynchings and the surveillance of blacks in an effort to prevent the development of rebellion continued.
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It is therefore easier to prevent development on the basis of the precautionary principle, rather than look for possible solutions.
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But Caltrans officials said the scenic-highway designation would not limit traffic, prevent development or halt road-widening projects.
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In the old days the subtle relationships which constituted the Establishment at work would have prevented any such developments taking place.
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They argue that these men have suffered bad childhood experiences which have prevented their normal development .
disaster
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Other protesters blocked cars, demanding answers from a government they said moved too slowly to prevent the disaster .
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The only way to prevent more cycles of disaster was to build a civilization based on irrigated farming.
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This would help prevent such a disaster occurring again.
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Herewith some advice on preventing inconvenience turning into disaster .
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In 1991 the state adopted an update of the Uniform Plumbing Code to prevent such a disaster from happening.
disease
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Should one seek the causes, eliminate them and so prevent the disease ?
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At the same time, our ability to detect, contain, and prevent emerging infectious diseases is in jeopardy.
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Not only can it help control your weight and prevent heart disease , it will make you look and feel better.
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And it will allow them to take positive steps to help prevent getting the disease or limit the impact of its complications.
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This includes activities undertaken by individuals to prevent disease or to detect it in an asymptomatic state.
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Activities i. Develop, evaluate, and assist in the implementation of guidelines for preventing emerging infectious diseases .
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The protein eats normal cells, leading to the drastic weight loss which weakens patients and prevents them fighting the disease .
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Q.. For several years my wife and I have been taking beta-carotene pills in an effort to prevent heart disease .
effort
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They were much more concerned about efforts to prevent illness, and to improve the quality of life of people incurably ill.
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Yet, the lynchings and the surveillance of blacks in an effort to prevent the development of rebellion continued.
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But they also knew there was a remote chance that their efforts might help to prevent catastrophe.
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Q.. For several years my wife and I have been taking beta-carotene pills in an effort to prevent heart disease.
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None of this may come to pass, but all efforts to prevent it so far have backfired.
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Lack of surveillance and limited availability of appropriate diagnostic tests interfere with public health efforts to prevent and control outbreaks.
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So efforts were made to prevent children from coming into care.
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Voice over Lexie's parents are pleased that their efforts may prevent other children dying from the side effects of steroid treatment.
law
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Medtronic Inc. v. Lohr: Federal law does not prevent patients from suing manufacturers of defective medical devices in state courts.
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We should have a law which prevents deliberate cruelty to animals even if those animals are wild. 3.
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That game was held at Los Angeles Coliseum, where California law prevented local college bands from performing at a professional event.
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City laws therefore prevented the mayor from firing his chief.
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Passing laws that prevent citizens from taking out their savings only intensifies the confidence crisis.
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Governor John Seymour had seen to the passage of laws designed to prevent public worship and to bar Catholic newcomers.
loss
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Health disorders which prevent weight loss are very rare.
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This will prevent the loss of much of your work in the event of a power failure or other mishap.
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The lift will practically prevent all loss of water by lockage under the present system.
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But weight training increases muscle strength and size, and prevents muscle loss during dieting.
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This dose of oestrogen has previously been shown to be the minimum required to prevent bone loss in normal menopausal women.
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Fighting hard to prevent such losses is not irrational.
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Again s176 would prevent this loss being allowable.
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The reform plan outlined a number of other measures to prevent losses from going undetected in the future.
measure
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They can see what difficulties have arisen in the past and what corrective measures were taken to prevent their recurrence.
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Some introduced measures in Congress to prevent Washington from helping move the peace process forward.
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On a tough Oxford estate drastic measures were needed to prevent further damage.
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The California Democrat introduced S600 last month, a measure to prevent credit bureaus from selling header information.
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At the Royal Show the Agriculture Minister insisted there are adequate measures to prevent the spread of disease.
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Verses 32-40 set out measures to prevent contamination of food and water supplies.
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Carry out measures to prevent shock, such as keeping the patient warm and relieving pain.
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He argued that the sinister-looking chain-link is actually a safety measure , preventing fighters from tumbling into the crowd.
order
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One of the most important is using information about the type of data stored in order to to prevent howlers.
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In order to prevent them from becoming overgrown by algae, a few snails may be added.
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Such an order would prevent the defendants using that information for any purpose of defending an action in the Commercial Court.
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She spied on him and watched closely over the friendships he formed, in order to prevent him from assuming power.
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The Attorney-General may proceed in the High Court for an Order to prevent the local authority carrying out its intended unlawful act.
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Visitors were forbidden, in order to prevent coaching of the newly arrived.
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Security was increased during the elections to ensure public order and to prevent any interference with polling stations.
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He also argued family planning clinics should not be bound by a gag order preventing them from counseling patients on abortion.
spread
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They have to plan and act quickly to prevent any spread to other animals or humans.
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The major effect of the anticonvulsant drugs is to prevent that kind of spread .
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Remember, treat all contacts to prevent spread .
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One was to segregate lepers in order to prevent the spread of the disease.
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Information is needed too about the part the patient is expected to play in preventing the spread of infection.
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Essential oils can be sprayed around the sick room to prevent the spread of infection during epidemics.
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At the Royal Show the Agriculture Minister insisted there are adequate measures to prevent the spread of disease.
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Some strains of bees prevent the spread of the disease by removing the rotting larvae.
use
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It also seeks injunctions aimed at preventing such use .
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Patents and other proprietary mechanisms may prevent the use of the most efficient processes turning out the best quality products.
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Government rules prevent the use of that money to build council houses but Coun Munsey wants Mr Major to overturn those policies.
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Conversely, because early death prevents the use of heparin altogether, mortality may be falsely high in the no-heparin groups.
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It was decided that the information was no longer confidential soas to prevent other parties making use of it.
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The Act is designed to conserve and enhance the land and prevent undesirable uses or developments.
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However, degrees-of-freedom considerations prevent the use of such an approach in the present study.
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The rules do not prevent the use of extrinsic evidence in interpreting genuine ambiguities in the words of the contract.
■ VERB
design
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You want to force those nuclei together while nature is designed to prevent it.
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Lessons must be designed soas to prevent the learner making mistakes.
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Governor John Seymour had seen to the passage of laws designed to prevent public worship and to bar Catholic newcomers.
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Many of these accidents simply needn't happen and Huggy's Home Safety Tips are designed to help prevent them. 1.
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Extra security was designed to prevent trouble inside the Opera House.
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The scheme proposed by the National Rivers Authority is designed to prevent flooding caused by a repeat of the 1947 event.
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Therefore it is important to select a system which is designed to prevent this reduction in temperature in order to get maximum benefit.
fail
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A Chancellor of the Exchequer who had failed to prevent thieves penetrating his treasury was summarily beaten to death.
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The Government have failed to tackle or prevent crime.
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But has the Fed failed to prevent the imbalances created by the recent boom from getting out of hand?
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It still failed to prevent him and Pinsent taking gold.
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His predecessor, Anatoly Stroikin, was criticized for failing to prevent the taking of hostages on April 21.
help
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Now a new global watchdog group has been launched to help prevent these attacks.
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Most lawyers spend most of their time helping clients prevent or resolve disputes, trying their best to avoid costly litigation.
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The inner has been lightly coated with Scotchgard, which helps to prevent the fabric from absorbing water.
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Daily use of Famvir may help prevent recurrence, according to studies.
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Warming up Before you begin, take time to do the leg stretches overleaf which will help prevent any muscle strain.
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This, more than anything, helps prevent unauthorized users from logging into machines on the network.
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Brush the cut surfaces with the lemon juice to help prevent discolouration.
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Venting the attic, and allowing the roof to breathe, often helps prevent asphalt roof shingles from curling.
seek
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Middlesex sought to prevent urban development, with the secondary purpose of preserving amenity and providing recreational facilities.
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Simply put, people seek to prevent what they fear.
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It also seeks injunctions aimed at preventing such use.
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The interdict seeks to prevent the authority proceeding with its hearing in the absence through illness of Mr Stewart.
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Individuals might then seek to prevent such government action on the basis of the agreement.
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Compliance strategy seeks to prevent a harm rather than punish an evil.
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Sometimes human intervention is not a question of changing the environment, but of seeking to prevent its change.
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Injunctions were sought to prevent this, but the judge had some difficulty in finding that the demonstrators were acting illegally.
try
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Around 4,000 police were on duty outside the ground to try to prevent more trouble at the game.
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Mackenzie brought suit to try to prevent Toronto and London from taking power from Hydro.
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Another one trying to prevent the Federation descending into chaos; he would be no more successful than the Archon.
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Gingrich debuts as a House freshman trying right off to prevent the seating of a 24-year Democratic member.
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But nomatterhow much she tried she could not prevent the shift in perceptions towards her.
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The government has sometimes tried to prevent the publication of material.
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He had tried to prevent the creature from finding his woman companion.
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The following month Roosevelt and Churchill tried to prevent de Gaulle from conducting legal proceedings against former Vichy officials.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A leg injury may prevent Shearer from playing in tomorrow's game.
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There were reports that some people had been prevented from voting in the election.
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To prevent injuries you should always stretch before exercising.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Can anything be done to prevent this?
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International pressure should be mobilised much earlier, as it can be effective in preventing this practice.
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It has been rumored around town today that I left to prevent my being nominated as vice president.
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It was only police vigilance which prevented more than the four casualties.
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Many think that to prevent the demolition of useful residential buildings, theatres and cinemas is equally important.
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The obvious talking point after the game was the deliberate knock-down by David Campese, which prevented the ball reaching Rory Underwood.
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This week's conference had been superfluous since Sunday's vote to prevent amendments to the policy review documents, he said.