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Meanings of prevent in English
Usage of prevent in English
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That would prevent 23andme from providing health information direct to consumers' homes.
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Home Secretary Alan Johnson said the ban aimed to help prevent terrorism.
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EU laws can prevent parliament from tackling abuses and problems at home.
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Europe can and must do more to prevent this kind of violence.
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Groups working to help prevent suicide throughout the north-west have money problems.
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The new sewage treatment facilities should help prevent disease outbreaks, officials said.
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The plan is to prevent higher costs driving business out of Europe.
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In addition, many are attempting to prevent the risk of market abuse.
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It recommends Canada create a new security tsar to prevent future attacks.
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And our challenge today is to try to prevent that, he said.
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A floor in home prices will also prevent future foreclosures, Zandi said.
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The Obama administration also used TARP funds to help prevent home foreclosures.
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Jones said governments that treat food and water separately cannot prevent malnutrition.
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Specific prevention measures may prevent transmission through these vehicles in the future.
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It takes a long time to prevent and control the sand fully.
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Protect Yourself Unfortunately, sites can't prevent XSS attacks simply by encrypting connections.
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