Example sentences of "[adv] prevent [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Abortion does not prevent abnormal babies . |
| 32 | The usual preparation with Lugol may not prevent thyroid damage by I-MIBG . |
| 33 | Even if vitamin supplementation did not prevent neural tube defects , what specific harm would result ? |
| 34 | It is also worth noting that , because of the unpredictable epidemiology , the technique commonly used in ostertagiasis of " dose and move " in midsummer does not prevent parasitic bronchitis . |
| 35 | A COMMITTED Colchester side could not prevent National League Division One side Old Loughtonians from claiming the Essex Cup for the seventh time in ten years down in Chigwell . |
| 36 | In RENFE , centralized bargaining could not prevent national agreements , and even statutory provisions , on hours of work and overtime maxima from being regularly flouted . |
| 37 | We can not prevent old age , but we can be aware of its side effects ; we can prevent over-attached dog relationships — and prevention is always better than a cure . |
| 38 | This did not prevent subsequent British complaints that they had been let down by Washington . |
| 39 | They may reduce the risk of attack , but they can not prevent random sectarian murders . |
| 40 | Further , failure to enter a particular module because , for example , it is not higher than the latest in LIFESPAN will not prevent eligible modules from being entered . |
| 41 | Italian league football matches are not televised live , although this does not prevent RAI radio and television from broadcasting a pyrotechnic package of live audio reports from the grounds on a Sunday . |
| 42 | The proposal would not prevent unofficial action taken on the day without any notice . |
| 43 | This evident affinity of the socialists for biological Darwinism did not prevent dynamic and progressive liberal middle classes from welcoming , indeed championing , it . |
| 44 | But the obscurity of the means/end relationship will again normally prevent divergent expenditure being identified , since a plausible case can usually be made for donations in terms of their contribution to goodwill and hence to long-term profitability . |
| 45 | King George 's command of the sea , which had already prevented French assistance reaching Prince Charles 's headquarters at Inverness , proved valuable once again , for food was now sent to Fort William from Liverpool , arms from Dublin and troops from Glasgow . |
| 46 | By claiming the right to discipline their own members , professional associations largely prevent public scrutiny of their affairs and so maintain the image which they project of themselves . |
| 47 | Various atmospheric gases trap infra-red radiation as it emanates from the Earth 's surface , and thus prevent excessive cooling when the sun is not shining . |
| 48 | Paragraph one talks about generally preventing inappropriate development . |
| 49 | They keep us satisfied longer , thus preventing between-meal snacking and overeating . |
| 50 | The Car Safety Centres are managed by independent Motor Engineers and Assessors and the service is offered to members with the sole intention of identifying possible defects which may exist in cars , unknown to members , and thus preventing possible accidents and safeguarding members and their families from injury . |
| 51 | These can be quickly and effectively dealt with using electronic fly killers , or inspect screens — thus preventing initial entry , backed up by the detection and elimination of their breeding sites . |
| 52 | Apart from the increased likelihood of abrasion on an item being constantly handled , it was also important that the case did not become distorted , thus preventing precise closure . |
| 53 | The need for stability was also stressed by the NATO Secretary-General , Manfred Worner , in The Times of Nov. 28 , when he suggested that the Warsaw Pact , if it reformed itself , could , like NATO , form " … part of an overall security structure , not preventing political change but giving political change military stability " . |
| 54 | The most likely explanation for the difference is that the scid mutation affects the physiology of the thymocyte in a more general way rather than just preventing correct V(D)J recombination . |
| 55 | This examines hacking and computer crime cases simply to gain experience and hopefully prevent future violations . |
| 56 | But it hardly prevented conciliatory answers . |
| 57 | It was matched , operationally , by General Erskine 's conviction that the Chinese border could be made impregnable and the coastline sealed off to prevent external aid reaching the Vietminh ; although it was admitted this could not be done with existing forces on the border . |
| 58 | THE Archbishop of Canterbury began a peace mission within the Church of England yesterday to prevent civil war over the ordination of women priests . |
| 59 | Even when the Treaty allowed for majority voting , thus hopefully preventing individual states from applying a veto , progress was frustrated in earlier days by French distaste for the principle and later the British were not averse to opposing majority voting when it suited them . |
| 60 | This probably prevented galvanic corrosion by covering all internal and external surfaces . ’ |