His political adversaries tried to prevent him from winning the nomination. |
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The organization was awarded for its efforts to prevent further desertification in Africa. |
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The company took aggressive steps to prevent illegal use of their equipment. |
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The group has obtained an injunction to prevent the demolition of the building. |
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In ancient Greece, olive oil was used during massage, to prevent sports injuries, relieve muscle fatigue, and eliminate lactic acid buildup. |
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The League members, however, would not intervene in the Spanish Civil War nor prevent foreign intervention in the conflict. |
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Abstention or absence from the vote by a permanent member does not prevent a draft resolution from being adopted. |
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Since a veto would prevent the resolution from being passed, the sponsor will usually refrain from putting the resolution to a vote. |
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Walpole attempted to prevent war but was opposed by the King, the House of Commons, and by a faction in his own Cabinet. |
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The peacetime British army had been deliberately kept small since the Glorious Revolution to prevent an abuse of power by the King. |
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The reason for these wide roads to was to prevent excessive churning of the road bed, and allow easy movement of flocks and herds of animals. |
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Britain mined international waters to prevent any ships from entering entire sections of ocean, causing danger to even neutral ships. |
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Aircraft serving in the Far East during World War II had the red disc removed to prevent confusion with Japanese aircraft. |
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In 1941, experiments with the intent of discovering means to prevent and treat hypothermia were carried out. |
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On 22 February, the bridge was demolished to prevent its capture, a decision that has since been extremely contentious. |
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Fail Safe Commission recommended installing devices to prevent rogue commanders persuading their crews to launch unauthorised nuclear attacks. |
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The images of crowds of militant miners attempting to prevent other miners from working proved a shock even to some supporters of the strikes. |
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Pakistani will to prevent infiltration was uncertain, while Pakistani military operations proved of little use. |
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If the motion is passed, its effect is to prevent the member from continuing their speech on the motion then under debate. |
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Theoretically, this dilution of authority would prevent any one of them from presuming to be the head of the government. |
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Political economy theory regards constitutions as coordination devices that help citizens to prevent rulers from abusing power. |
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The Speaker's Certificate would not be enough to prevent an act passed despite being excluded being challenged in the courts. |
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The OSCE works to prevent conflicts from arising and to facilitate lasting comprehensive political settlements for existing conflicts. |
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It has been claimed that this includes the power to prevent unconstitutional use of the armed forces, including its nuclear weapons. |
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The British prime minister, the Duke of Newcastle, was optimistic that the new series of alliances could prevent war from breaking out in Europe. |
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A Russian army of 10,000 landed on the Bosphorus shores in 1833 and helped to prevent the capture of Constantinople. |
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They replaced the gold coin in circulation to prevent a run on sterling and to enable purchases of raw materials for armaments production. |
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Stabilization policy attempts to stimulate an economy out of recession or constrain the money supply to prevent excessive inflation. |
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Shocks are mounted vertically or horizontally to prevent the body from rolling in the corners. |
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Battery charging is controlled by four independent systems to prevent overcharging following early lab testing. |
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These measures prevent data transfer from the passenger internet system to the maintenance or navigation systems. |
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Such projects could for example concern preserving water quality, sustainable land management, planting trees to prevent erosion and floods. |
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Globally, the International Monetary Fund can take certain steps to intervene to prevent anticipated defaults. |
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High levels of inequality prevent not just economic prosperity, but also the quality of a country's institutions and high levels of education. |
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To prevent these Illegal uses of money, the Bangladesh government has introduced the Money Laundering Prevention Act. |
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If a business is covered by these regulations then controls are put in place to prevent it being used for money laundering. |
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It will be specifically examining whether the banks have complied with their obligation to prevent money laundering. |
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Even after a girl has sex, it's not too late to prevent her from dropping an egg. That's what the morning-after pill does. |
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In either case the star's temperature is no longer high enough to prevent it from collapsing under its own weight. |
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The role of the gas is to prevent evaporation of the filament, without introducing significant heat losses. |
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Members of the Socialist Workers Party disrupted negotiations between BA management and Unite to prevent industrial action. |
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Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack. |
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The salt will be dissolved by the sweating of the hay, and will prevent mowburning or molding. |
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In these cases, state religions are widely seen as efforts by the state to prevent alternate sources of authority. |
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However an increase in the bench of bishops was not considered politically expedient, and so steps were undertaken to prevent it. |
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In 1826, there was outrage in Scotland at the attempt of Parliament to prevent the production of banknotes of less than five pounds. |
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Murdoch states that the law and the independent board prevent him from exercising editorial control. |
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The failure of democratic parties to prevent fascism from taking over Austrian politics in the 1920s and 1930s traumatised Popper. |
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The rowing boats require oars on both sides to prevent them from rolling over. |
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They usually have a fin towards the rear, to help prevent roll and yaw and to increase the effectiveness of the rudder. |
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In many competitive events there is a minimum weight set for the coxswain to prevent unfair advantage. |
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The bowling side is subjected to fielding restrictions during an ODI, in order to prevent teams from setting wholly defensive fields. |
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Such border controls appear to be an attempt to prevent disorder from making the crisis worse. |
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The zones function as buffer zones specifically monitored by border patrols in order to prevent illegal entry or exit. |
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Infected people were separated to prevent spread of disease among the ancient Israelites under the Mosaic Law, as recorded in the Old Testament. |
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China, in October 2006, is also building a security barrier along its border with North Korea to prevent illegal immigrants. |
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Customs and Border Protection personnel to prevent illegal migration and drug trafficking. |
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An effective treatment to prevent toxicity after methanol or ethylene glycol ingestion is to administer ethanol. |
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Grazing herds on savannas can ensure the biodiversity of the savannas and prevent them from evolving into scrubland. |
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For instance, the Turkana people of northwest Kenya use fire to prevent the invasion of the savanna by woody plant species. |
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Harsh exchange control regulations were introduced to prevent export of foreign currency. |
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Mexico attempted to create a buffer zone at the border that would prevent possible invasion from the North. |
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The objective in Nijmegen was mainly to prevent the Germans from destroying the bridges. |
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To prevent flooding in the near future, the Dutch government is changing the course of more than 30 rivers throughout the country. |
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At sea it could successfully prevent the English and French navy entering the western shores. |
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To prevent civil war the Scottish magnates asked Edward I of England to arbitrate. |
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Merchants attempted to prevent lower crafts and gilds from infringing on their trade, monopolies and political power. |
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The fortifications on the coast of Cumbria, which were erected later, were intended to prevent the Wall being circumvented in the West. |
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Despite the support of Pope Eugenius III, supporters of King Stephen and William FitzHerbert managed to prevent Henry taking up his post at York. |
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This was necessary to prevent the kingdom being split equally amongst the heirs as Hastings was suggesting should be done. |
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Robert, with between 5,500 and 6,500 troops, predominantly spearmen, prepared to prevent Edward's forces from reaching Stirling. |
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However, his decision to exclude her did not prevent her presence at most councils and battles. |
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They then burned the body twice more, to reduce it to ashes and prevent any collection of relics, and cast her remains into the Seine River. |
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Word of the first expedition did not reach Scotland in time to prevent a second voyage of more than 1000 people. |
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The army had been kept deliberately small since 1688 to prevent abuses of power by the King. |
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To prevent this, France formally recognized the United States on February 6, 1778 and followed with a military alliance. |
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During prolonged dry periods the foliage is dropped to conserve water and prevent death from drought. |
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To prevent desiccation of plant tissues in a terrestrial environment, a waxy cuticle covering the soft tissue of the plant provides protection. |
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Two major terrorist attacks took place during the election campaign, with parties arguing about the best way to prevent such events. |
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In September 2002, Spiteri gave birth to her daughter, Misty Kyd, although motherhood did not prevent her from working on another album. |
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For example, a stone may have too much weight, but require sweeping to prevent curling into a guard. |
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The crew blocked the opening from inside and the watertight compartments were used to prevent the ship from capisizing. |
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They secrete chemicals into the soil to prevent competing vegetation from growing. |
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Zinc supplements help prevent disease and reduce mortality, especially among children with low birth weight or stunted growth. |
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Chelated zinc is used in toothpastes and mouthwashes to prevent bad breath. |
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Reports of anosmia were also observed in the 1930s when zinc preparations were used in a failed attempt to prevent polio infections. |
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To prevent confusion, the Gwynedd Constabulary was therefore renamed the North Wales Police. |
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This is done to preserve the autonomy of the Welsh Assembly, and to prevent legislative confusion. |
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Some pacifists and multilateralists are in favor of international criminal law as means to prevent and control international aggression. |
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He considers that everyone has the right to use any means necessary to prevent deprivation of their civil liberties and force could be necessary. |
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Unlike AONBs, national parks have special legal powers to prevent unsympathetic development. |
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All species have a dorsal fin to prevent themselves from involuntarily spinning in the water. |
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In order to prevent losing one of their pod members, there are higher whistle rates. |
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Such competition can take the form of fighting other males or of herding females to prevent access by other males. |
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Government guarantees and Federal Reserve banking regulations to prevent such panics were ineffective or not used. |
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While death rates remained high there was no question as to the need for children, even if the means to prevent them had existed. |
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To prevent this scenario, a store repair process runs in the background for each n-plex group. |
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The prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, then, also stopped giving speeches in Hokkien to prevent giving conflicting signals to the people. |
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The trough is not fastened to the arches, but lugs are cast into the plates to fit over the rib arches to prevent movement. |
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It is now housed in Hereford Cathedral in the largest surviving chained library, a library in which the books are chained so as to prevent theft. |
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He was replaced by Graeme Souness but the change of manager was not enough to prevent the league title from slipping away from Anfield. |
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To prevent losing their star players, many rugby union clubs secretly paid their players a small amount of money for each match played. |
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It was therefore believed the WRU did not suspended or punish Merthyr Alexandria to prevent the squad converting to the newly formed league team. |
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It is so aligned to prevent debris from the destruction of a turbine in operation from flying towards the reactor. |
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In the event of an emergency, safety valves can be used to prevent pipes from bursting or the reactor from exploding. |
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The crew can prevent a lung injury from the pressure change known as pulmonary barotrauma by exhaling during the ascent. |
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Experimentally grafting PMCs into heterotopic tissue does not prevent the cells from ingressing. |
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It would have held a battery of guns and an accompanying garrison, designed to prevent enemy vessels from entering the harbour. |
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The lungs permit a rapid exchange of oxygen and prevent gases from being trapped during deep dives. |
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We need to be vigilant and still do our part to prevent the whales from being killed. |
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Many hydrocarbons are highly flammable, therefore, care should be taken to prevent injury. |
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Clamps holding the pipeline to piles may be used to prevent lateral movement. |
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In upwind designs, turbine blades must be made stiff to prevent the blades from being pushed into the tower by high winds. |
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There is also controversy over the use of muzzles and other inhibitors, which prevent the dolphins from foraging for food while working. |
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Traditionally, breakfast would be served with a small amount of fruit, such as a slice of orange, believed to prevent the onset of scurvy. |
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However the league proved unable to prevent the growing mercantile competition, and so a long decline commenced. |
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Mothers were encouraged to breastfeed their children, as using a wet nurse would prevent a bond from forming between mother and child. |
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This leads to extensive lobbying that can block or water down government policies intended to prevent overfishing. |
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This occurs largely in city areas where pavements prevent water from flooding. |
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As of today, nature and environmental movements have been able to prevent this. |
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Thereafter, canals were dug, bends were straightened and groynes were built to prevent the river's channels from migrating or silting up. |
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To prevent further attacks, Winston Churchill ordered the construction of permanent barriers. |
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The wall may have succeeded in slowing down and moderating the height of the tsunami, but it did not prevent major destruction and loss of life. |
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To prevent spawning, sterile oysters are now cultured by crossbreeding tetraploid and diploid oysters. |
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There are also unsaturated fats in their membranes which prevent them from solidifying at low temperatures. |
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Flamingos are capable flyers and flamingos in captivity often require wing clipping to prevent escape. |
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The more uneven the bottom, the more robust the footrope configuration must be to prevent net damage. |
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In order to gauge how to best prevent eutrophication from occurring, specific sources that contribute to nutrient loading must be identified. |
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Creating buffer zones near farms and roads is another possible way to prevent nutrients from traveling too far. |
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It appears that in cold winters wood work stopped and partly completed timber work was buried in mud to prevent it drying out. |
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These CD4 T cell-related variables were associated with ethnicity and were excluded from the initial model, to prevent overadjustment. |
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The Imperial Navy's tasks were then to prevent any invasion force from landing and to protect coastal towns from possible bombardment. |
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Instead, they designed defensive minefields to prevent enemy ships approaching and freed up the destroyers for duties escorting larger ships. |
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A precautionary approach was adopted to seek to prevent pollution before damage was caused to the environment. |
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So Europe is constantly looking for some collective actions to prevent overfishing. |
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To prevent this, he practised that none of the Companies servauntes shuld be suffered to goe overland with letters. |
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He ordered it to be burned to prevent it from falling into enemy hands, then he commanded the town of Dam to be burned to the ground as well. |
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The British intended to sink obsolete ships in the canal entrance, to prevent German vessels from leaving port. |
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By overteaching children, we prevent them from focusing on the topics that are important. |
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Elaborate deceptions were planned to prevent the Germans from determining the timing and location of the invasion. |
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Nevertheless, church spires and other stone buildings throughout the area were damaged or destroyed to prevent them being used by the Germans. |
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Efforts were made to prevent reconstruction workers from using rubble from important ruins to repair roads, and to search for artefacts. |
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In the hours following the liberation, members of the British liberating forces were obliged to intervene to prevent revenge attacks. |
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To prevent a recurrence of 8th Armoured Brigade's experience from the air, attacks on Axis landing fields were also stepped up. |
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While most blockades historically took place at sea, blockade is still used on land to prevent someone coming into a certain area. |
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Close patrol of hostile ports, in order to prevent naval forces from putting to sea, is also referred to as a blockade. |
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Aircraft safety depends upon continuous access to accurate weather radar information that is used to prevent injuries and accidents. |
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At the same time the salvage firm erected fences on the beach to prevent public access. |
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The law is designed to prevent French citizens buying tobacco in Belgium and Luxembourg. |
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He tried but failed to prevent the rise of hawkish elements in the English Parliament who wanted war with Spain. |
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Squirrels sometimes use deceptive behavior to prevent other animals from retrieving cached food. |
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It also decreases the duration of migration, which may prevent them from spending too much time in unfamiliar places, and decrease predation. |
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Spring cleaning is connected with the birth of cubs, and may occur several times during the summer to prevent parasite levels building up. |
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All of the subspecies are present in captivity, but a lack of suitable habitats and government efforts prevent their reintroduction. |
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This may also prevent sensational reports and make people panicless about nuclear events. |
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A light coating of kaolin, which forms a physical barrier to some pests, also may help prevent apple sun scalding. |
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The tree is the source of spruce beer, which was once used to prevent and even cure scurvy. |
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Numerous factions among the nobility used the Golden Liberties to prevent any reforms. |
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It is also used in the cooling of machinery to prevent overheating, or prevent saw blades from overheating. |
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Rope of this type must be bound at its ends by some means to prevent untwisting. |
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In other cases, social, technical or administrative issues prevent the dissemination of gauge observations. |
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As the fish ascends, the pressure in the swimbladder must adjust to prevent it from bursting. |
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The ultimate objective of the Convention is to prevent dangerous human interference of the climate system. |
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When this tyranny was ended, the Athenians founded the world's first democracy as a radical solution to prevent the aristocracy regaining power. |
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It comprises a tall, circular gun tower and an adjacent gun platform, and was designed to prevent enemy naval vessels from entering the harbour. |
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In 1894, his machine was tested with overhead rails to prevent it from rising. |
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Salvage operations may also aim to prevent pollution or damage to the marine environment. |
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Vespasian immediately embarked on a series of efforts to stay in power and prevent future revolts. |
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Archaeologists and conservators had to work in tandem from the start to prevent deterioration of the artefacts. |
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Bone and ivory was desalinated to prevent damage from salt crystallisation, as was glass, ceramic and stone. |
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This is to avoid resource competition, as two individuals of the same species would occupy the same niche, and to prevent depletion of food. |
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Where soil is not destroyed by erosion, erosion can in some cases prevent the formation of soil features that form slowly. |
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Kits are available for home trampolines that provide a retaining net around the trampoline and prevent users from bouncing over the edge. |
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The nets do prevent jumpers falling off the trampoline onto the ground, but these falls are not the most common source of injury. |
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Before the cow is released from the milking stalls her teats are disinfected one last time to prevent infection. |
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These plants are often processed after harvest to preserve or improve nutrient value and prevent spoiling. |
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The platen must have rounded edges and corners to prevent the vacuum from tearing the bag. |
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Boiling the wort ensures its sterility, helping to prevent contamination with undesirable microbes. |
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Maher not only cut off his hands, but battered Johnstone's face hoping to prevent dental identification. |
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This problem spurred the invention of the regulator to evenly spool the line out and prevent tangling. |
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The initial reason was probably to prevent mice and rats from climbing down the chain to eat the oil. |
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Many projects aim to prevent or slow this loss by revitalizing endangered languages and promoting education and literacy in minority languages. |
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Rainfall in this giant desert has to overcome the physical and atmospheric barriers that normally prevent the production of precipitation. |
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On 7 July, several cars were set on fire and street barricades were erected to prevent the police from entering the area. |
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They are represented as endeavouring to prevent the progress of Patrick and Saint Columba by raising clouds and mist. |
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During the sinking of the last 150 feet, a pilot-hole was kept in advance, so as to prevent any unforeseen inrush of water. |
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Ambrose went to the church where the election was to take place, to prevent an uproar, which was probable in this crisis. |
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Usually missi were selected from outside their respective regions in order to prevent conflicts of interest. |
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The limes was never able to prevent whole Germanic tribes from entering the territory of the Roman Empire. |
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An American chemist has stated the pleiomeric chemicals in onions have the potential to alleviate or prevent sore throat. |
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They were only gradually allowed in other cities, so as to prevent the spread of alien ideas to the general population. |
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Understanding these steps helps health care workers target the infection and prevent it from occurring in the first place. |
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Techniques like hand washing, wearing gowns, and wearing face masks can help prevent infections from being passed from one person to another. |
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Both are credited with decreasing epidemics of cholera in their towns by implementing measures to prevent contamination of water. |
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The tension culminated in an international airlift agreed to by Senegal and Mauritania under international pressure to prevent further violence. |
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It is then cut into small cubes, coated with clay powder to prevent adhesion, and allowed to fully harden and dry. |
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Sodium nitrite is a preservative used in lunch meats, hams, sausages, hot dogs, and bacon to prevent botulism. |
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This chain, which floated on logs, was strong enough to prevent any Turkish ship from entering the harbour. |
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The company has tried to prevent the workers from organizing. |
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The shoes have little nubs on the bottom that prevent you from slipping. |
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How are you going to prevent him from finding out about the party? |
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They were unable to prevent bacteria from infecting the wound. |
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Those who seek to prevent 2010 from becoming 1984 will want to arm themselves with this valuable book. |
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The 5-nitroimidazole molecules are very potent anaerobicidal agents commonly used to treat or prevent Bacteroides infections. |
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The F.C.C.'s anticollusion rules will prevent participants from discussing their strategy after bidding begins. |
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Ms. Amero and her supporters said the computer lacked a firewall or antispyware protections to prevent inappropriate pop-ups. |
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Despite efforts to prevent it, officials say, the radicalisation of young Muslims living in Europe proceeds apace. |
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The cars were parked as avoidably as possible, but it didn't prevent her from running into one. |
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These screen blankers prevent phosphor burn on your screen, which is always a danger when you leave the screen on too long. |
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The blipvert condenses 30 seconds of advertising to 3 seconds in order to prevent viewers from switching channels during an advertisement. |
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Bolt rope, a rope sewed to the edges of a sail to strengthen them and prevent their splitting. |
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Acquisition times can be long and prevent imaging within the time span of a single breathhold. |
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President Kennedy imposed a naval blockade on Cuba to prevent delivery of the missiles and called on his allies for support. |
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Place a break statement at the end of every case to prevent case fall-through. |
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The sole object of his chattiness at table was to prevent a more intimate conversation between herself and her companion. |
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He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks. |
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The probe is constructed from plastic-clad silica fiber with an FPA Teflon jacket to prevent ambient light from being scattered into the system. |
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In the present study, we used a device to physically separate infected and uninfected nymphs to prevent cleptohematophagy. |
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Wash colored items separately from whites and darks to prevent the colors from bleeding. |
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The argument grew heated and teammates grabbed the pair to prevent them from coming to blows. |
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When using reduction forceps, care must be taken to prevent comminuting the medial epicondylar fragment. |
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I take care to dash the character with such particular circumstance as may prevent ill-natured applications. |
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I don't know of it works on defunkifying fridges, but I've used it to prevent nasty odors in ice chests. |
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Dishwasher salt is sodium chloride and is used to prevent scaling of the machine, not in the dishwashing process. |
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Special seals, which fit over the cutter opening when it is out of the flow, prevent dustout and sample contamination. |
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To prevent distortion during the postcure, the eggcrate support structure is usually attached to the faceplate prior to postcure. |
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Happily this situation can be helped to a great extent by the use of grids called egg crates, which prevent the light from spreading too broadly. |
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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, enviros cooked up a scheme to prevent nearly any tree from being cut down in the Pacific Northwest. |
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Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour. |
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If you place default elsewhere, then a break will be required to prevent fall-through. |
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It is important to use flux when soldering or oxides on the metal will prevent a good bond. |
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A lighthouse is the classic example of a public good because it is difficult to prevent a ship from using it. |
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Since free-roaming cats may come into the yard, any sandboxes should be covered when not in use to prevent cats from defecating in them. |
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During the Dunkirk battle, the Luftwaffe did its best to prevent the evacuation. |
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The uninsulated water pipes must be installed below the frost line to prevent them from freezing. |
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The White House has been engaged in a full court press to prevent other Republican senators from voting for any one of these amendments. |
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As the Godites are evidently anxious to prevent the circulation of this interesting discussion, a liberal allowance will be made to Booksellers. |
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The SDG polymer complex can significantly prevent liver and renal damage from paracetamol induced hepatonephrotoxicity in rabbits. |
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For herd immunity to occur, the vaccine must prevent transmission of the virus as well as prevent disease. |
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Those who ran away would be whipped and returned to their masters, with some masters shackling them to prevent escape. |
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Local gentry and charitable organisations provided relief but could do little to prevent the ensuing mortality. |
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To prevent this from happening, the Ulster Volunteers were formed in 1913 under the leadership of Edward Carson. |
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The federal government is proposing to add a number of substances to a hotlist that will prevent them from being used in cosmetics. |
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Terentilius Arsa, proposed that the law should be written, in order to prevent magistrates from applying the law arbitrarily. |
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A further English translation by William Tyndale was banned but it was impossible to prevent copies from being smuggled and widely read. |
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One intervenient said that whereas we cannot prevent tourism, we can at least try to minimize the impact and the destabilizing effects. |
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They urged the queen to marry or nominate an heir, to prevent a civil war upon her death. |
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Her policy there was to grant land to her courtiers and prevent the rebels from giving Spain a base from which to attack England. |
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Although their shot lockers were almost empty, the English pursued in an attempt to prevent the enemy from returning to escort Parma. |
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Use an isotonic saline solution in your neti pot to prevent irritation of your nasal passages. |
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To prevent this and the possibility of scandal a grated steel door with jail lock should be placed on this doorway. |
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Enlightenment scholars sought to curtail the political power of organized religion and thereby prevent another age of intolerant religious war. |
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The Assembly, meeting at Versailles, went into nonstop session to prevent another eviction from their meeting place. |
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Pitt's support for the bill, however, was not strong enough to prevent its defeat in the House of Commons. |
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Iron shutters were installed in June 1832 to prevent further damage by crowds angry over rejection of the Reform Bill, which he strongly opposed. |
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The Whigs introduced the first Reform Bill while Wellesley and the Tories worked to prevent its passage. |
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To prevent a future world war, the League of Nations was created during the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. |
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Churchill opposed the Soviet domination of Poland and wrote bitterly about it in his books, but was unable to prevent it at the conferences. |
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The defences failed to prevent widespread damage but on some occasions did prevent German bombers concentrating on their targets. |
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However, as with the attacks in the south, the Germans failed to prevent maritime movements or cripple industry in the regions. |
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It is used to preserve the mechanical integrity of the engine, to stop parts overheating and to prevent oil escaping from bearings for example. |
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Targets for improving care outside hospital to prevent bedblocking are in most cases missed. |
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They prevent for example manufacturers from marketing the same goods in all member states. |
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It is said that the original purpose of this was to prevent disputes in the House from devolving into duels. |
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In order to remain neutral, the Speaker generally refrains from making speeches, although there is nothing to prevent him or her from doing so. |
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Members declare their financial interests in order to prevent any conflicts of interest. |
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There is concern that not enough is being done to prevent suicides among vulnerable women prisoners. |
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Hardwick believes new prison officers cannot be trained and become effective in time to prevent further trouble. |
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If not to prevent droopiness and backache, why do we underwire and wrap our lady lumps at all? |
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Thus, free market capitalism desires government regulation of markets to prevent social instability, although at the cost of taxpayer dollars. |
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The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking. |
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Another of his eccentricities is that he chained his mug to the radiator pipes to prevent it being stolen. |
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The spacing of the rollers has to be slightly greater than the fiber length to prevent breakage. |
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The nip of the roller pairs prevent the twist from backing up to the roving. |
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Pretensioners preemptively tighten the belt to prevent the occupant from jerking forward in a crash. |
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When mutations occur, they may alter the product of a gene, or prevent the gene from functioning, or have no effect. |
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The electrodes are housed in an insulated or plastic box to prevent accidental injury to humans and pets. |
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This helps to prevent delays on one service affecting the other, and is commonly seen in metropolitan areas. |
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So is it not prudent to install metal detectors in airports to try to prevent Lockerbies and Oklahoma Cities? |
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One woman, named Roma, suggested that the women burn the ships out at sea to prevent their leaving. |
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To prevent any citizen from gaining too much power, new magistrates were elected annually and had to share power with a colleague. |
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However, the British did not want India to be partitioned, and in one last effort to prevent it they devised the Cabinet Mission plan. |
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William had not chosen a side and maintained his right to prevent the acknowledgement of either pope by an English subject prior to his choice. |
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To prevent this, Becket's remains were placed beneath the floor of the eastern crypt of the cathedral. |
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It was designed to cleanse an existing generation as well as prevent its future reproduction. |
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It is in a glass case and filled with concrete to prevent theft, particularly by UCL students who once castrated it. |
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To prevent farmers taking stones from the wall, he began buying some of the land on which the wall stood. |
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However this did not prevent an outbreak of disease in the garrison in 1841 caused by poor water supply, resulting in several deaths. |
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To prevent the festering ditch posing further health problems, it was ordered that the moat should be drained and filled with earth. |
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Stone forts such as these served as defensive residences, as well as imposing structures to prevent Iroquois incursions. |
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Below them were archers and bowmen, whose role was to prevent the enemy reaching the walls as can be seen by the positioning of arrowslits. |
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Building a castle on a rock outcrop or surrounding it with a wide, deep moat helped prevent this. |
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Wace says Arthur created the Round Table to prevent quarrels among his barons, none of whom would accept a lower place than the others. |
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In response a Cornish carpenter built an enormous but easily transportable Round Table to prevent further dispute. |
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The survey authors conclude that efforts to prevent equestrian injury should focus on novice equestrians. |
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The effort sought to prevent further damage to the Church and her faithful at the hands of the newly formed Protestant denominations. |
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Macbeth murders the guards to prevent them from professing their innocence, but claims he did so in a fit of anger over their misdeeds. |
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Having thus fixed the correct reading, the Masorets determined to prevent as far as possible, the danger of any future departure from it. |
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Natural justice is a pledge of reciprocal benefit, to prevent one man from harming or being harmed by another. |
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The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected. |
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