adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a preventative/precautionary measure (= something done to prevent something bad )
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Vaccination against disease is a sensible preventative measure.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
maintenance
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These include quality small batch production, set-up reductions, preventative maintenance , production control, supplier partnerships and employee development.
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It is used at full strength for immediate odour elimination, or in a 6 to 1 dilution for ongoing preventative maintenance .
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Setting up and running preventative maintenance programmes and anti-virus software updates. 2.
measure
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We are monitoring the entire town to find out how preventative measures can influence the way people live.
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He also puts a couple of drops of lavender essence on the toe-end of his socks as a preventative measure .
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You could discuss these preventative measures with your pharmacist.
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In future you take preventative measures .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Iridology, however, stresses preventative medicine, catching illness in the early stages.
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It is primarily preventative and treats the whole person rather than just the ailment.
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MSAs would allow people to pay for routine and preventative health care out of pre-tax savings.
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She wrote a one-page paper on preventative medicine, another on how stuffed animals were made.
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The Ministry of Agriculture statement said that the warning had been intended as preventative advice.
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These include quality small batch production, set-up reductions, preventative maintenance, production control, supplier partnerships and employee development.
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This strategy would facilitate crucial improvements to preventative services such as family care centres and counselling facilities.
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You can use the Alexander Technique as a preventative measure: after all, prevention is better than cure.