The 1930 Production Code was established by studio moguls as a preemptive measure to head off the banning and censorship of their films..
As a preemptive measure, I got a short Laurie Anderson spike haircut that I'd always wanted but was never bold enough to do, and it worked for a few weeks.
Some European diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity, saw his attack on the United States as a preemptive measure to deflect criticism of Russia that has been building in European capitals.
First, shelters in evacuation zones or areas that may be threatened send cats and dogs to other states as a preemptive measure — for their safety and to make room for lost pets that turn up in the middle of a disaster.
The ducks were only a few days old; she and some colleagues had just constructed a protective fence of chicken wire and several signs as a preemptive measure against human interference: "This duck is protected under federal law". The hawk could not read.
Google, however, had not yet been sued by Mosaid, saying the complaint was a preemptive measure.
On Thursday afternoon, the military sealed off the area as a preemptive measure.
I suspect this is a preemptive measure they're taking against the inevitable waves of privacy concerns we'll see if the service takes off.
In some of the cases what we don't know is whether the arbitration was filed by the registered person as a preemptive measure designed to extract settlement concessions aimed at reducing or eliminating off-setting potential employer claims.
As a preemptive measure, authorities in Zhejiang province have ordered the immediate closure of all live poultry markets in the cities of Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Jinhua, according to the state news agency Xinhua.
No money has been lost or stolen; the change is a preemptive measure, Cleary said.
