Sentence examples for for example prevented from inspiring English sources

Every extra serving of nuts, for example, prevented more than a half-pound of weight gain.

Leo I (reigned 440 461), for example, prevented Attila the Hun from sacking Rome, and Gregory I (590 604) faced threats from the Lombards.

Some felt menaced by the development of large-scale manufacturing enterprises; others resented the regulations that, for example, prevented journeymen from setting up their own shops in competition with privileged guild masters.

Supporters of the measure said it could have, for example, prevented Mr. McGill from committing murder, because if he had been required to give his DNA after committing a petty crime years ago, he would have been identified in the rape inquiry, which preceded the murders.

Amazon, for example, prevented the sale of "tens of thousands of unlawful devices" through its "automated proactive detection, preventative investigations, and notices of infringement from rights holders," the letter stated.

Mr. Prevo and other religious leaders argued that Anchorage was a tolerant city that needed no explicit protections for gays, even as they also claimed, inaccurately, that the bill would have, for example, prevented them from firing employees at their church school if they learned they were gay.

ICU staff could take additional preventive measures (for example, preventing agitation, adjusting clear fixation policy, enforcement of 24-hour bedside supervision).

These can, for example, prevent low-level employees' names from appearing in documents in discovery.

For example, preventing the stagnation, high pressure and shear regions is an important consideration in artificial organ design.

Randomized controlled trials fail to find benefits as well, with the exception of specific cases — for example, preventing the recurrence of some kinds of kidney stones.

When it came to financial institutions, though, Smith advocated government restrictions — for example, preventing banks from issuing too many promissory notes to unworthy borrowers.