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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bid to prevent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an attempt or effort made to stop something from happening.
Example: "The government launched a bid to prevent the spread of misinformation during the election."
Alternatives: "an effort to stop" or "an attempt to hinder".
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Robert Peston was offered some Newsnight presenting duties in a bid to prevent him defecting to ITV.
Four different endings have been shot in a bid to prevent Big and Carrie's marital showdown being leaked in advance.
On Monday, Mr. Moore appeared in Albany with some board members in a bid to prevent their removal.
The Fed had cut rates in a bid to prevent the US tumbling into a major depression.
They focus on identifying and dealing with an offender's underlying problems in a bid to prevent them reoffending.
The Chinese government says these measures are taken in a bid to prevent terrorism related to extremism.
The Age of Ultron cast revealed the extent producers went to in a bid to prevent leaks at the film's London premiere on Tuesday night.
Millions more people in the UK could be prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins in a bid to prevent more cases of heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.
In a bid to prevent credit card providers exploiting consumers, the government has launched a full review of how credit and store cards are regulated.
In a bid to prevent trivial actions, any statement must also have caused "substantial harm" for a libel action to be brought under the new plans.
But a couple of big poorer countries, notably China, have launched huge tree-planting schemes in a bid to prevent deforestation-related environmental disasters.
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