Example sentences of "prevention [be] [adj] than [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore prevention is better than cure . |
| 2 | Prevention is better than cure , so here are some guidelines for avoiding future problems : |
| 3 | Prevention is better than cure , and you should use a lot of deep stances during your basic training . |
| 4 | This case is one which emphatically supports the old axiom : ‘ Prevention is better than cure ’ . |
| 5 | The precautionary principle suggests that , as the future damage done by pollution is often more costly than the extra expense of avoiding it in the first place and in any case it is often unacceptable , even if a money cost ca n't be put on it , then prevention is better than cure . |
| 6 | Corrosion is the main killer of Land Rovers and , as with human ailments , prevention is better than cure . |
| 7 | The saying goes : prevention is better than cure . |
| 8 | Despite the obvious appeal of the ‘ prevention is better than cure ’ maxim , the matter of screening apparently healthy populations for hidden or unreported disease is controversial . |
| 9 | You can use the Alexander Technique as a preventative measure : after all , prevention is better than cure . |
| 10 | PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE |
| 11 | I have known it to be successfully treated with black sulphur powder mixed with water but prevention is better than cure . |
| 12 | Prevention is better than cure and regular attention of the horse 's teeth prevents any unnecessary health problems or vices and will thus ensure a healthy and happy horse . |
| 13 | Sickness may be the absence of health , but health is more than the absence of sickness , so prevention is better than cure . |
| 14 | Prevention is better than cure , and the sensible thing to do is to physically shield the mike , either by angling the shot out of the wind , or by getting an assistant to shelter it bodily . |
| 15 | The very first rule , as with all sickness , is that prevention is better than cure . |
| 16 | On the basis that prevention is better than cure , retrospective methods of control should be seen as having a secondary , although not unimportant , role . |
| 17 | The message that prevention is better than cure applies just as much to dental problems as it applies to heart disease . |
| 18 | She loves telling me " Prevention is better than cure " , but she wo n't tell the rest . |
| 19 | But perhaps a better title might be how to prevent things going wrong , on the argument you know that prevention is better than cure and rather than trying to put problems right which have already happened , it might be better to try to prevent them happening in the first place . |
| 20 | ‘ Prevention is better than cure . |
| 21 | And prevention is better than cure . |
| 22 | Prevention is better than cure , and before even entering into a tenancy agreement you should seek independent legal advice from a solicitor . |
| 23 | The maxim " prevention is better than cure " is particularly apposite in this context . |
| 24 | ‘ As it happens , I think prevention is better than cure , but in some cases I 've found that safety procedures leave a lot to be desired . ’ |
| 25 | Prevention is better than cure . |
| 26 | The cliche is prevention is better than cure … |
| 27 | Prevention is easier than cure . |
| 28 | So far , there had been no outbreak in the district , but , acting on the principle that prevention was better than cure , many clients brought in their dogs to be vaccinated . |