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Meanings of preventing people in English

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Usage of preventing people in English
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Or maybe the solution will be preventing people from getting MERS altogether.
Wired
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Is there some arcane law preventing people standing under an assumed identity?
The Guardian
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Another resident said the security forces were preventing people leaving their neighbourhoods overnight.
Reuters
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Or is it preventing people from needing treatment in intensive care?
BBC
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Masked youths carrying machine guns patrolled junctions, preventing people from reaching polling stations.
Reuters
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Is preventing people from working and getting their meds peaceful?
The South African
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Actually preventing people who have been to Victoria from entering Queensland could be tricky.
News.com.au
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However, EWN report that a system overload is still preventing people from gaining online access.
The South African
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We often hear there are two hurdles preventing people from joining Twitter: 1.)
Wired
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Or were militants preventing people from using the road?
Reuters
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Masked youths carrying rifles and machine guns patrolled junctions, preventing people from reaching polling stations.
Reuters
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Adanke says proving ownership could help, not least by preventing people from selling land several times over.
Reuters
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Fed up, she asked if he classifies preventing people from collecting medication and working, as peaceful protest.
The South African
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Some say the testing will be effective in preventing people from contracting the virus before arriving in NZ.
Radio NZ
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Cultural barriers around discussing suicide have long been seen as an obstacle preventing people at risk from coming forward.
Radio NZ
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The United Nations has long said the LTTE was forcibly preventing people from leaving and forcing others to fight.
Reuters
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