Example sentences of "and prevent any [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In the Far East , they believed that Chinese Communist subversion would create increasing instability and prevent any reduction of force levels East of Suez .
2 At this stage it is evident that the legend was employed as a magical incantation to protect the body of the king and prevent any desecration .
3 The chances are that any LSE owner would have an appropriate button fitted as soon as possible , so if Lowden themselves fitted them , making sure the job was done elegantly , that would keep the guitar original and prevent any screw-ups by those amateur guitar repairers who 've never heard of pilot-holes …
4 It was decided to stop the car around junction 16 to minimise the danger to the public and prevent any escapes .
5 The Bolsheviks clung to Tambov town and prevented any contact with Makhno to the south in the Ukraine , or with Sapozhkov , another peasant rebel , on the Volga .
6 This tail makes the species easily recognisable and prevents any confusion with the otherwise rather similar A.gephyra and A.elizabethae .
7 In turn , the new monarchs tried to build up an economically prosperous bourgeoisie to increase tax revenues and to prevent any reversion to feudal conflicts which would fragment the nation — state .
8 Security was increased during the elections to ensure public order and to prevent any interference with polling stations .
9 This acts like a cork in a bottle , stopping the borrow and preventing any attack on the soft flesh beneath it .
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