Sentence examples for prevent fighting from inspiring English sources

Obviously the idea is to prevent fighting.

In the past it has leaned on Myanmar's leaders to prevent fighting between the army and the ethnic insurgencies.

The island's mayor, Spyros Galinos, told the Guardian that the three-track process is to prevent fighting between different ethnic groups and nationalities.

Submissive displays, and their calming effect on the dominant animal, have evolved because they prevent fighting that might result in unnecessary injury to members of a social group dependent on each other for their welfare.

NATO forces have had to intervene to prevent fighting between rival police factions in Banja Luka.This split presents the western powers and Carlos Westendorp, their representative in Bosnia, with a dilemma.

The request represents a challenge to the United Nations' effort to prevent fighting in Darfur, and it is the first time the Sudanese have asked international peacekeepers to leave a specific place in the troubled region.

Far from surrendering any outlawed material, the Iraqis have denied that it exists.To those who say it is not worth war to strip Iraq of its mass-killing weapons, any ruse that prevents fighting looks welcome.

Regulations on elections prevented fighting in future elections in 1856 and 1858.

The stranger mouse was enclosed in a small, circular wire cage that allowed nose contact between the bars, but prevented fighting.

The stranger mouse was enclosed in a small (60 × 60 × 100 mm), rectangular wire cage, which allowed nose contact through the bars but prevented fighting.

The wire cup (7 cm L × 10 cm H; pencil box, Ikea) with small holes allowed nose contacts between mice, but prevented fighting.