Sentence examples for prevent was from inspiring English sources

She said she thought prevent was causing damage and stifling discussions that could stop extremism.

What Mr. Bernanke insisted on, and what Mr. Frank vowed to prevent, was Congressional interference in Fed deliberations over monetary policy.

One crime the surge was unable to prevent was the death of Marisa Spoonhunter, an eighth grader at Wyoming Indian Middle School who was killed in April 2010.

To bring this case under the operation of the statute, therefore, it must appear that the right, the enjoyment of which the conspirators intended to hinder or prevent, was one granted or secured by the constitution or laws of the United States.

The defendants must show that they reasonably believed their actions were necessary, that the harm they sought to prevent was greater than the harm of breaking the law, that they didn't create the laws they broke, and that they had no reasonable legal alternative.

All I could prevent was others knowing.

Proper levels of appropriateness will prevent being inappropriate.

Wear oven mitts to prevent being burned.

What cannot be prevented is best accommodated.

"Insect repellents and preventing being bitten are really the key".

The view that it should be prevented is preposterous.