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Free sign upThe phrase "are to prevent a" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used in contexts where the purpose or intention of an action is being described, often in formal or legal language.
Example: "The measures implemented are to prevent a recurrence of the issues we faced last year."
Alternatives: "are intended to stop a" or "are designed to avert a".
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This issue needs to be tackled as a matter of urgency if we are to prevent a caring crisis.
Jeremy Corbyn has asked David Cameron to take the case up with the Saudi authorities "if we are to prevent a grave injustice".
"There is therefore no time to spare in taking this up with the Saudi authorities, if we are to prevent a grave injustice.
If we are to prevent a deepening crisis, we must look to secure alternatives to home ownership for those who cannot afford to buy: longer-term, secure accommodation at prices that those on the lowest incomes can afford".
Julia Unwin, chief executive at JRF, commented: "If we are to prevent a deepening crisis, we must look to secure alternatives to home ownership for those who cannot afford to buy – longer-term, secure accommodation at prices that those on the lowest incomes can afford".
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This is to prevent a loophole in the law.
The purpose of the bailout is to prevent a default.
So the game, sometimes deadly, is to prevent a filing.
His role is to prevent a Subway Series.
"The intent was to prevent a cataclysm, not just to create jobs," Goolsbee said.
What is to prevent a similar downward revision to the second-quarter figures?
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