Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] to prevent [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man who wished to build a villa in Benghazi , but was frustrated by his expectation that , if he did , he would have no protection strong enough to prevent immediate expropriation , explained the collapse of his hopes for a more elegant and civilized life . |
| 2 | The statement by Adam Smith that businessmen 's meetings , even for ‘ merriment and diversion ’ , usually end up in connivance to restrict competition , is often quoted , but the sentence which follows it is equally perceptive : ‘ It is impossible indeed to prevent such meetings , by any law which either could be executed , or would be consistent with liberty and justice . ’ |
| 3 | Once in place , the dividing mesh allows the water to circulate normally through the aquarium , but is still fine enough to prevent young fry from being sucked into the filter . |
| 4 | The mechanical output power per phase is simply the product of the phase current and the induced voltage ( Fitzgerald and Kingsley , 1952 ) : As the system is assumed to have an inertia large enough to prevent significant changes in velocity , the time.varying components of mechanical output power are of no interest and only the first term of Eqn . |
| 5 | The Devil is not powerful enough to prevent genuine spiritual and personal fulfilment in the church . |