Sentence examples for been to prevent a from inspiring English sources

Since the 1800s one of the guiding principles of British foreign policy has been to prevent a coalition against us from continental Europe.

A clear priority for Beijing has been to prevent a slump in the value of the euro against China's currency, the renminbi.

Britain, the last to join, simply could not stay out of the conflict: its traditional strategy since the 18th century had always been to prevent a single power from dominating mainland Europe.

If suicide, his motive may have been to prevent an attainder and preserve his titles and estates for his family.

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?

Abu Dhabi and the U.A.E.'s more pressing need is to prevent a bank run.