Example sentences of "to prevent [noun pl] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Requests to establish a clearway to prevent cars parking in the stop zone have been turned down on the grounds the restriction would be difficult to impose . |
| 2 | Cotton wool was placed between rollers and the scalp at night to prevent rollers sticking into the head , thus disturbing sleep or making marks ( mostly lower socio-economic girls ) ; bathing the ears if pierced ( mostly lower socio-economic single girls ) . |
| 3 | Prosper Avril and the installation of Ertha Pascal-Trouillot as interim President [ see pp. 37313-14 ] soon evaporated as the new administration proved unable to counter violence and corruption or to prevent tensions developing between the President and the Council of State , amid fears of increasing organization by pro-Duvalierist elements . |
| 4 | A slightly different approach to prevent dogs pulling on the leash is provided by head collars , which have become widely available during recent years . |
| 5 | Built of stone rubble faced with ashlar ( stone dressed to a smooth finish ) and Roman tiles , the original polygonal tower may have been 80 feet high , but it had fallen into ruin by medieval times and was partly rebuilt , probably in the reign of Henry V. It still stands to a height of 40 feet , however , and we can see the original windows which were tiny on the outside walls to prevent draughts interfering with the flames of the beacon at the top . |
| 6 | A mesh is to be positioned on top of the existing boundary wall at Loftus Youth and Community Centre to prevent balls coming over the fence into the gardens of nearby houses . |
| 7 | Each species has a distinctive call recognised only by others of the same species , which helps to prevent males mating with the wrong females . |
| 8 | With such a system there seems little to prevent providers behaving in the same manner as providers elsewhere where reimbursement systems are in operation . |
| 9 | Senior partner Roderick Burtt said : ‘ The idea is to prevent pigeons roosting on the roof . |
| 10 | Of course , public recognition of the need to introduce a smog alert system may increase awareness that air pollution problems are very serious and that stricter long-term pollution control policies are needed to prevent smogs occurring in the first instance . |
| 11 | Welcome back : Cancer patients have been given new hope by the development of a drug to prevent tumours spreading through the body . |
| 12 | Maxus has held talks with a Waorani organization , and has pledged to prevent colonizers coming up the road by setting up a checkpoint system . |