Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun] [conj] prevent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some women argue that female genital mutilation is good because it suppresses sexuality , thereby preserving chastity and preventing promiscuity . |
| 2 | In view of the serious incident that took place last night in Bradford , may we have a statement on the working of the Act to examine the possibility of a licensing system to curb even further the possession of such potentially highly dangerous weapons and to prevent a repetition of last night 's attack ? |
| 3 | One of the more distressing consequences of sex without serenity is a rare , but no less alarming condition that prevents withdrawal when all is done and spent . |
| 4 | Light claims the NHS comes out badly on the Cochrane test for effectiveness ; it is worse than most systems in not treating patients in the most effective place and preventing only what is preventable and poor on openly evaluating effectiveness against non-established alternatives and minimising ill timed interventions . |
| 5 | It is easy to see , then , that with a good brushing method you can clear up this condition and prevent gum disease . |
| 6 | I usually say to patients who have had an inferior infarct that once in hospital the worst is over ; the main cause of mortality then is pump failure and one of the striking contributions of thrombolytic therapy , to be dealt with later , is its ability to open up coronary arteries and prevent myocardial damage , pump failure and all the complications . |
| 7 | It carries paternal antigens and is therefore a foreign body that ought to be attacked , and to obviate this there are probably blocking factors that prevent the paternal antigens from eliciting any reaction . |
| 8 | If you are restrained from doing something , then there is often some force that prevents you . |
| 9 | Juncture is marked by a fading of the voice and an almost imperceptible pause and prevents the identical pronunciation of such similar phrases as pea stalks , where the juncture occurs after /i : / in /pi : + / and peace talks , where the juncture occurs after /s/ in /pi:s + / . |
| 10 | As the air temperature drops on a still clear night dew drops that form between the fibres eventually freeze to form a sealed ice cover which traps the air within this space over the relatively warmer soil and prevents the temperature dropping below freezing . |