Sentence examples for tried to prevent a from inspiring English sources

Although Democrats tried to prevent a vote, it ultimately passed the state Senate.

On January 6th, the opposition tried to prevent a special parliamentary session.

The activists were hurt when they tried to prevent a vet's vehicle from taking away the dog so it could be put down.

The Mets tried to prevent a drop-off by cutting ticket prices as much as 20 percent after last season, but signs of trouble quickly became apparent.

Both mother and son searched for each other but the nuns who had engineered the adoption tried to prevent a reunion.

Before the election the US tried to prevent a Sunni boycott by sending a senior diplomat in Baghdad to visit the association's leaders.

In Egypt, too, the government tried to prevent an international confrontation, sending troops to the border in anticipation of a planned march there from Cairo.

Spiegel Online and other German media reported that security guards had to restrain a union official who tried to prevent an Opel executive from leaving the gathering.

Does anyone try to prevent a fist fight?

He said the investigation would look for "root causes" to try to prevent a repetition.

If you are trying to prevent a virus from spreading, you had better do so quickly.