Sentence examples for prevented almost from inspiring English sources

The NAO report said every £1 spent on flood defences prevented almost £10 in damage.

(Tunisia's government says it has prevented almost nine thousand more from joining).

Police in the country say they have prevented almost 10,000 refugees from entering the country.

Energy from windfarms in the UK prevented almost 36m tonnes of harmful carbon emissions in six years, equivalent to taking 2.3m cars off the road, the analysis found.

Striking French workers continued to disrupt oil refineries and nuclear power stations, halted some air traffic and trains and prevented almost all national newspapers from printing in the growing industrial action.

France's CGT trade union has been accused of a "scandalous" attempt to lean on the press after it prevented almost all of Thursday's French national newspapers from being printed, as part of escalating nationwide strike action against the government's changes to labour laws.

Strict controls on greenhouse gas emissions would prevent almost all of the damage, the research shows.

Our investment has help prevent almost a million households from becoming homeless".

The government wants to prevent almost all involuntary repossessions, through, for example, a mortgage-interest deferral scheme.

These five points permit lateral and vertical rotation while preventing almost entirely any twisting of the vertebral column, thus achieving both flexibility and rigidity.

Mr Reid complains, rightly, that Mr McConnell has resorted to filibusters whereby 41 of the 100 senators can prevent almost any vote far more frequently than is customary.