Wildfires are not the only large-scale fires humans encounter; in many areas around the world, people are exposed for substantial periods of time each year to smoke from prescribed (or controlled) fires, which are commonly used to preclude out-of-control wildfire threats.
After plant selection, disease free leaves and branches of the plant were excised with a sterile scalpel and were sealed with parafilm to preclude drying out during transport.
The system was completely symmetrical and the centers of mass and stiffness were located at the same point and parallel to shear walls of the structure, to preclude torsional and out-of-plane responses.
Additional procedures are carried out to preclude the possibilities of producing interfering cross peaks by other reasons, such as experimental errors.
It turned out to preclude any burial ceremony, now or later: "Our bodies shall be burned after death, and when there comes the sad hour of passing of that one of us who lived longer, or in the event that we die at the same time, both our ashes shall be mixed together and scattered over Russia".
All interventions were carried out in the animal room to preclude disturbance by transport and to ensure constant conditions.
The West wants the material out of Iran to preclude its transformation into bomb fuel.
In his message from the field, General McChrystal also asked his three superiors to warn President George W. Bush and the acting Army secretary "about comments they might make in speeches to preclude embarrassment if the public found out friendly fire was involved".
In addition to ruling out donations from foreign sources, this statement appeared to preclude donations from U.S. corporations and their charitable foundations.
And to preclude that possibility it would be productive if the Obama administration got its marbles out of its mouth.
That seems to preclude any formal measures, including mediation.
