Meanings of prevent as in English

Emergency Services are coordinating efforts to desperately try and prevent as many casualties as possible.

This is a slatted wooden walk built to prevent as much as possible sinking into the mud.

The move could prevent as many as 5,000 foodborne illnesses each year, USDA officials said.

It is a newspaper's duty to inform the public of what occurs and to prevent as well as condemn wrong.

Now we have the new trail to find, and that they have taken every care to prevent as I do not doubt.

I therefore tied his arms to his sides with my suspenders and necktie, to prevent as much as possible inflammation from movement.

She said the rules could prevent as many as 17,000 premature deaths and 11,000 heart attacks each year.

I am confident that you will soon quit Murviedro, which I can as little prevent as you can hinder me from taking the town.

Being very fond of them, however, he resolved, at the risk of his life, to prevent as far as possible the threatened indignity and plunder.

For every 100 infections, we are able to prevent using this technology, we could prevent as many as 15-20 hospital admissions and, save two lives.

Jackson had said the changes would have helped prevent as many as 12,000 premature deaths a year and save $100bn (£61.6bn) in health costs.

This information may be beneficial in developing novel therapeutic strategies for preventing AS.

A poor race-contribution, not worth paying for, would certainly be prevented as far as possible.

Mrs. Hazeldene had meant to go there in the morning, but was prevented as Mr. Errington called.'

Brain food is aimed at preventing as well as treating a growing number of stress-related mental disorders.

Long-term social welfare dependency must be prevented as the economy recovers, Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has said.