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She said that the government took "preemptive action" when the figures stalled in 2006 but those measures did not come into effect until last year and the benefit will not yet be seen in the figures.

Israeli military planners also saw Hezbollah's rocket buildup in the context of Iran's nuclear weapons drive: Hezbollah's prime purpose, in their view, was to threaten Israel with devastating rocket attacks if it or the United States took preemptive military action against Iran.

Other actresses, like Enriquez, said they were aware this was an issue across the industry and took preemptive action to make it clear they wouldn't tolerate sexual harassment.

When Meredith Viera asked a question about touching meat, Matt Lauer and Al Roker took preemptive action and muzzled Williams before he had a chance to say anything.

Or do they take preemptive action immediately after acquiring a new machine?

Nawaz met with EU ambassadors the same day and urged them to take preemptive action to prevent rigging in the upcoming election.

If there was a way to predict die-offs, Allen said, land managers could take preemptive action, such as mechanical thinning or prescribed burning to increase the vigor of forests.

Meanwhile, though, a steady stream of research reinforced the global scientific consensus, more real-world effects emerged in arctic regions and elsewhere, and even some Republican-friendly corporations began taking preemptive action.

The European Banking Authority found its capital base would be wiped out if the global economy and financial markets came under strain and it was instructed to take preemptive action to bolster its financial strength.

Two of the eight main housing providers the charity works with have taken preemptive action and announced that they no longer want to house under-21s, aware that plans to cut housing benefit for 18- to 21-year-olds are set to be implemented in 2017.

Last week, Greenspan said the central bank is poised to take preemptive action in case the economy overheats.