verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
legislation prevents sth
▪ Legislation prevents the import and export of certain types of drug.
prevent a disease
▪ It has been claimed that fibre in the diet could help prevent many serious diseases.
prevent an accident
▪ Steps have been taken to prevent a similar accident happening again.
prevent an escape (also foil an escapeformal) (= stop an escape)
▪ Walker grabbed her firmly by the wrist, preventing any chance of escape.
prevent decay
▪ You can use a preservative on the wood to prevent further decay.
prevent harm
▪ He was put in a mental hospital to prevent harm to others.
prevent illness
▪ Vaccines have been successful in preventing illness.
prevent pollution
▪ Efforts are being made to prevent further pollution.
prevent/avert a catastrophe
▪ Sudan requires food immediately to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.
prevent/avert a disaster
▪ They called for an international programme to prevent the disaster happening again.
prevent/avoid damage
▪ Young trees need protecting to prevent damage from the wind.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
action
▪ This action prevents undue role conflict on the question of impartiality from the chair. 23.
▪ Obviously, he feared violent action and, to prevent it, planned another attempt at an understanding with the Viceroy.
▪ Such action was prevented by the war.
▪ The blast set the 29-year-old on fire and only the prompt action of a passer-by prevented potentially fatal injuries.
▪ Indeed, some stakeholders may take action to prevent a rational analysis of their stance or at least any debate over it.
▪ State action to prevent illegal and unauthorised acts of local authorities.
▪ The action taken does not prevent him from practising as he is still on the council register.
▪ It is obvious that the punishing cost of libel actions prevents Francis from making direct accusations against current athletes.
attempt
▪ Citizens died on the church steps in their attempt to prevent altar-pieces being taken away.
▪ But once again, our attempt to prevent bad management made good management impossible.
▪ Despite Brett's attempt to prevent it, the firebombs had been detonated.
▪ The rule is an attempt to prevent harm to pets or rare species that may wander into the traps.
▪ Uefa is to rule on Leeds's decision to ban visiting supporters in an attempt to prevent further violence.
▪ In an attempt to prevent his mouth from falling open, a woollen strap had been passed beneath his chin.
▪ A judge said it is the duty of the courts to support any attempts being made to prevent crimes of that nature.
▪ It might also start by attempts to prevent the transportation of strikebreakers or goods, and a clash would follow police intervention.
development
▪ Middlesex sought to prevent urban development, with the secondary purpose of preserving amenity and providing recreational facilities.
▪ As with the peasantry, strong ties of loyalty and obligation tend to prevent the development of permanent horizontal links.
▪ Yet, the lynchings and the surveillance of blacks in an effort to prevent the development of rebellion continued.
▪ It is therefore easier to prevent development on the basis of the precautionary principle, rather than look for possible solutions.
▪ But Caltrans officials said the scenic-highway designation would not limit traffic, prevent development or halt road-widening projects.
▪ In the old days the subtle relationships which constituted the Establishment at work would have prevented any such developments taking place.
▪ They argue that these men have suffered bad childhood experiences which have prevented their normal development.
disaster
▪ Other protesters blocked cars, demanding answers from a government they said moved too slowly to prevent the disaster.
▪ The only way to prevent more cycles of disaster was to build a civilization based on irrigated farming.
▪ This would help prevent such a disaster occurring again.
▪ Herewith some advice on preventing inconvenience turning into disaster.
▪ In 1991 the state adopted an update of the Uniform Plumbing Code to prevent such a disaster from happening.
disease
▪ Should one seek the causes, eliminate them and so prevent the disease?
▪ At the same time, our ability to detect, contain, and prevent emerging infectious diseases is in jeopardy.
▪ Not only can it help control your weight and prevent heart disease, it will make you look and feel better.
▪ And it will allow them to take positive steps to help prevent getting the disease or limit the impact of its complications.
▪ This includes activities undertaken by individuals to prevent disease or to detect it in an asymptomatic state.
▪ Activities i. Develop, evaluate, and assist in the implementation of guidelines for preventing emerging infectious diseases.
▪ The protein eats normal cells, leading to the drastic weight loss which weakens patients and prevents them fighting the disease.
▪ Q.. For several years my wife and I have been taking beta-carotene pills in an effort to prevent heart disease.
effort
▪ They were much more concerned about efforts to prevent illness, and to improve the quality of life of people incurably ill.
▪ Yet, the lynchings and the surveillance of blacks in an effort to prevent the development of rebellion continued.
▪ But they also knew there was a remote chance that their efforts might help to prevent catastrophe.
▪ Q.. For several years my wife and I have been taking beta-carotene pills in an effort to prevent heart disease.
▪ None of this may come to pass, but all efforts to prevent it so far have backfired.
▪ Lack of surveillance and limited availability of appropriate diagnostic tests interfere with public health efforts to prevent and control outbreaks.
▪ So efforts were made to prevent children from coming into care.
▪ Voice over Lexie's parents are pleased that their efforts may prevent other children dying from the side effects of steroid treatment.
law
▪ Medtronic Inc. v. Lohr: Federal law does not prevent patients from suing manufacturers of defective medical devices in state courts.
▪ We should have a law which prevents deliberate cruelty to animals even if those animals are wild. 3.
▪ That game was held at Los Angeles Coliseum, where California law prevented local college bands from performing at a professional event.
▪ City laws therefore prevented the mayor from firing his chief.
▪ Passing laws that prevent citizens from taking out their savings only intensifies the confidence crisis.
▪ Governor John Seymour had seen to the passage of laws designed to prevent public worship and to bar Catholic newcomers.
loss
▪ Health disorders which prevent weight loss are very rare.
▪ This will prevent the loss of much of your work in the event of a power failure or other mishap.
▪ The lift will practically prevent all loss of water by lockage under the present system.
▪ But weight training increases muscle strength and size, and prevents muscle loss during dieting.
▪ This dose of oestrogen has previously been shown to be the minimum required to prevent bone loss in normal menopausal women.
▪ Fighting hard to prevent such losses is not irrational.
▪ Again s176 would prevent this loss being allowable.
▪ The reform plan outlined a number of other measures to prevent losses from going undetected in the future.
measure
▪ They can see what difficulties have arisen in the past and what corrective measures were taken to prevent their recurrence.
▪ Some introduced measures in Congress to prevent Washington from helping move the peace process forward.
▪ On a tough Oxford estate drastic measures were needed to prevent further damage.
▪ The California Democrat introduced S600 last month, a measure to prevent credit bureaus from selling header information.
▪ At the Royal Show the Agriculture Minister insisted there are adequate measures to prevent the spread of disease.
▪ Verses 32-40 set out measures to prevent contamination of food and water supplies.
▪ Carry out measures to prevent shock, such as keeping the patient warm and relieving pain.
▪ He argued that the sinister-looking chain-link is actually a safety measure, preventing fighters from tumbling into the crowd.
order
▪ One of the most important is using information about the type of data stored in order to to prevent howlers.
▪ In order to prevent them from becoming overgrown by algae, a few snails may be added.
▪ Such an order would prevent the defendants using that information for any purpose of defending an action in the Commercial Court.
▪ She spied on him and watched closely over the friendships he formed, in order to prevent him from assuming power.
▪ The Attorney-General may proceed in the High Court for an Order to prevent the local authority carrying out its intended unlawful act.
▪ Visitors were forbidden, in order to prevent coaching of the newly arrived.
▪ Security was increased during the elections to ensure public order and to prevent any interference with polling stations.
▪ He also argued family planning clinics should not be bound by a gag order preventing them from counseling patients on abortion.
spread
▪ They have to plan and act quickly to prevent any spread to other animals or humans.
▪ The major effect of the anticonvulsant drugs is to prevent that kind of spread.
▪ Remember, treat all contacts to prevent spread.
▪ One was to segregate lepers in order to prevent the spread of the disease.
▪ Information is needed too about the part the patient is expected to play in preventing the spread of infection.
▪ Essential oils can be sprayed around the sick room to prevent the spread of infection during epidemics.
▪ At the Royal Show the Agriculture Minister insisted there are adequate measures to prevent the spread of disease.
▪ Some strains of bees prevent the spread of the disease by removing the rotting larvae.
use
▪ It also seeks injunctions aimed at preventing such use.
▪ Patents and other proprietary mechanisms may prevent the use of the most efficient processes turning out the best quality products.
▪ Government rules prevent the use of that money to build council houses but Coun Munsey wants Mr Major to overturn those policies.
▪ Conversely, because early death prevents the use of heparin altogether, mortality may be falsely high in the no-heparin groups.
▪ It was decided that the information was no longer confidential soas to prevent other parties making use of it.
▪ The Act is designed to conserve and enhance the land and prevent undesirable uses or developments.
▪ However, degrees-of-freedom considerations prevent the use of such an approach in the present study.
▪ The rules do not prevent the use of extrinsic evidence in interpreting genuine ambiguities in the words of the contract.
■ VERB
design
▪ You want to force those nuclei together while nature is designed to prevent it.
▪ Lessons must be designed soas to prevent the learner making mistakes.
▪ Governor John Seymour had seen to the passage of laws designed to prevent public worship and to bar Catholic newcomers.
▪ Many of these accidents simply needn't happen and Huggy's Home Safety Tips are designed to help prevent them. 1.
▪ Extra security was designed to prevent trouble inside the Opera House.
▪ The scheme proposed by the National Rivers Authority is designed to prevent flooding caused by a repeat of the 1947 event.
▪ Therefore it is important to select a system which is designed to prevent this reduction in temperature in order to get maximum benefit.
fail
▪ A Chancellor of the Exchequer who had failed to prevent thieves penetrating his treasury was summarily beaten to death.
▪ The Government have failed to tackle or prevent crime.
▪ But has the Fed failed to prevent the imbalances created by the recent boom from getting out of hand?
▪ It still failed to prevent him and Pinsent taking gold.
▪ His predecessor, Anatoly Stroikin, was criticized for failing to prevent the taking of hostages on April 21.
help
▪ Now a new global watchdog group has been launched to help prevent these attacks.
▪ Most lawyers spend most of their time helping clients prevent or resolve disputes, trying their best to avoid costly litigation.
▪ The inner has been lightly coated with Scotchgard, which helps to prevent the fabric from absorbing water.
▪ Daily use of Famvir may help prevent recurrence, according to studies.
▪ Warming up Before you begin, take time to do the leg stretches overleaf which will help prevent any muscle strain.
▪ This, more than anything, helps prevent unauthorized users from logging into machines on the network.
▪ Brush the cut surfaces with the lemon juice to help prevent discolouration.
▪ Venting the attic, and allowing the roof to breathe, often helps prevent asphalt roof shingles from curling.
seek
▪ Middlesex sought to prevent urban development, with the secondary purpose of preserving amenity and providing recreational facilities.
▪ Simply put, people seek to prevent what they fear.
▪ It also seeks injunctions aimed at preventing such use.
▪ The interdict seeks to prevent the authority proceeding with its hearing in the absence through illness of Mr Stewart.
▪ Individuals might then seek to prevent such government action on the basis of the agreement.
▪ Compliance strategy seeks to prevent a harm rather than punish an evil.
▪ Sometimes human intervention is not a question of changing the environment, but of seeking to prevent its change.
▪ Injunctions were sought to prevent this, but the judge had some difficulty in finding that the demonstrators were acting illegally.
try
▪ Around 4,000 police were on duty outside the ground to try to prevent more trouble at the game.
▪ Mackenzie brought suit to try to prevent Toronto and London from taking power from Hydro.
▪ Another one trying to prevent the Federation descending into chaos; he would be no more successful than the Archon.
▪ Gingrich debuts as a House freshman trying right off to prevent the seating of a 24-year Democratic member.
▪ But nomatterhow much she tried she could not prevent the shift in perceptions towards her.
▪ The government has sometimes tried to prevent the publication of material.
▪ He had tried to prevent the creature from finding his woman companion.
▪ The following month Roosevelt and Churchill tried to prevent de Gaulle from conducting legal proceedings against former Vichy officials.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ A leg injury may prevent Shearer from playing in tomorrow's game.
▪ There were reports that some people had been prevented from voting in the election.
▪ To prevent injuries you should always stretch before exercising.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Can anything be done to prevent this?
▪ International pressure should be mobilised much earlier, as it can be effective in preventing this practice.
▪ It has been rumored around town today that I left to prevent my being nominated as vice president.
▪ It was only police vigilance which prevented more than the four casualties.
▪ Many think that to prevent the demolition of useful residential buildings, theatres and cinemas is equally important.
▪ The obvious talking point after the game was the deliberate knock-down by David Campese, which prevented the ball reaching Rory Underwood.
▪ This week's conference had been superfluous since Sunday's vote to prevent amendments to the policy review documents, he said.