Sentence examples for prevent the draft from inspiring English sources

Her family ran away to prevent the draft from snatching up her older brother and consuming him in a war they considered absurd and illegal.

This provoked big protests, but they did not prevent the draft constitution from being put to a referendum and approved by a 64% majority last December.It almost immediately proved troublesome, to the Muslim Brotherhood as much as anyone.

Leaders of the newly formed National Salvation Front, a coalition of parties, threatened to call for a national strike and possibly to march on the presidential palace to prevent the draft constitution's going to referendum.

I am encouraged by the fact that a number of Ugandan civil society organizations are actively opposing the bill, and by the recent statement by President Museveni, reported in the Ugandan press, which appeared to suggest the Government would intervene to prevent the draft bill from becoming law.

A political deadlock prevented the drafting of a new constitution, paving the way for a power struggle between the new president, the elected Parliament and the self-appointed military council.

The 2-1 decision is a victory for Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who sued to prevent the amendments, drafted and passed by the GOP-controlled legislature, from appearing on the ballot.

Makamba says the Cybercrimes Act was not meant to prevent the exchange and drafting of information but "to protect people from abuse", such as online fraud and bullying.

France and the UK attempted to prevent the recognition by drafting a United Nations resolution requesting no unilateral actions which could worsen the situation, but backed down during the Security Council debate on 14 December, when Germany appeared determined to defy the UN resolution.

In an attempt to prevent this, the draft legislation provides penalties for individuals who choose not to buy insurance and for employers that do not offer health insurance.

That did not prevent the player from being drafted high.

Sandbars at the river's mouth prevent the entry of deep-draft ocean vessels.