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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
prevent .
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Examples
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The use of this term prevents the need for label changes.
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Natural evil is also justified because it punishes the wicked, and since Original Sin prevents human virtue, all of humanity is wicked, thus all of humanity suffers.
Augustine vs. Pelagius Part Three - The Nature of God and Evil | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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In Portland, it seems, the need for the positive spin prevents news men and women from ascertaining the nature of Portland politics, viz. a machine with groomed puppets waiting in the wings.
Time is truly wastin', there's no guarantee (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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Arguing with generalizations, broad strokes and name calling prevents rational, precise discussions of discrete issues.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Jonathan Rauch on David Frum on the Conservative Movement 2010
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An incomplete picture of what was done in our name prevents us from moving on.
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The absence of a key protein prevents normally obese mice from becoming fat, lowers their blood triglycerides, a type of fat, and reduces the insulin resistance related to type 2 diabetes, researchers have found.
August 30th, 2006 2006
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The designation prevents the Church from carrying out plans to tear down the building and replace it with a smaller structure.
DC Church Unwillingly Gets Historical Status Howard M. Friedman 2007
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The designation prevents the Church from carrying out plans to tear down the building and replace it with a smaller structure.
Archive 2007-12-01 Howard M. Friedman 2007
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The protein prevents the assembly of a cell surface receptor, thus blocking transmission of chemical signals that lead to arthritis symptoms.
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This reflects the superstition that a sneeze can cause the soul to fly out of the body; saying the phrase prevents this from happening.
Gesundheit 2002
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