Sentence examples for step up precautions from inspiring English sources
About 1,400 American troops and their families stationed in Bahrain, where the Navy's Fifth Fleet is headquartered, were told to step up precautions because of a threat that officials described as credible and specific.
Hospitals have stepped up precautions, including urging their staff members to wash their hands frequently.
LONDON — After days of alarms and embassy lockdowns, the United States and Britain on Tuesday stepped up security precautions in Yemen, with Washington ordering "nonemergency" government personnel to leave and the Foreign Office in London saying it has withdrawn its diplomatic staff in the capital of Sana "due to increased security concerns".
After Gov. Scott issued his dire warning, several counties stepped up their precautions and issued curfews.
Now the Wall Street institutions involved should step up and reimburse the investors who have suffered because precautions were not taken.
As foreign embassies step up their precautions, experts say, kidnappers are looking for "softer" targets.
"We are all concerned about the recent incidents in Iraq, and when hostilities intensify we revise and step up our precautions in support of our security efforts," said Wendy Hall, the spokeswoman for Kellogg Brown & Root, which has more than 700 trucks in Kuwait and Iraq.
County officials could step up.
