Sentence examples for prevent smaller from inspiring English sources

I have long legs, which I use to prevent smaller girls from getting too close and scoring points.

If the three large players did try to withhold capacity, like hotel rooms or aircraft seats, the court said, there was nothing to prevent smaller rivals from stepping in to fill them.

Hamas deployed forces near the Israeli border on Thursday to try to prevent smaller militant groups from firing rockets, a sign that the movement may be concerned about possible Israeli retaliation.

The inquiry, which started in December but still is in its early stages, is focused on eBay's attempts -- including a federal lawsuit against one competitor and threats to sue another -- to prevent smaller Web companies from listing on their own sites items being auctioned by eBay customers.

In reality at least half the time the top prizes go to novels from one of the three main "literary" publishers, Gallimard, Grasset and Le Seuil, yet this does not prevent smaller or more commercial houses from joining the race in the hope of a surprise.

The uncompromising oratory at the rally glossed over political and military complexities which have seen Hamas leaders at times offer a long-term truce in return for a Palestinian state on 1967 borders, and make efforts, including for much of this year, to prevent smaller factions from firing rockets into Israel.

WALL STREET JOURNAL Lawmakers Look to Fix Swap Rules to Protect Smaller Business | A Congressional committee is rushing to prevent small to midsize businesses from being "economically gut-shot" by cleaning up new rules on swaps before they take effect.

Republicans also won some minor adjustments to prevent small businesses from being harmed by the extension.

And the Cole does not appear to have created an exclusion zone to prevent small boats from approaching.

A pilot, he has blocked anti-terror legislation that would prevent small planes from flying over outdoor sports stadiums.

But it will also be needed to pacify old adversaries, and to prevent small crises from becoming big ones.