"prevent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- This prevented the court from charging Joan with witchcraft.
- Its speed and power of execution and reach can keep the opponent at a distance, preventing him from charging in.
- President Yanukovych ordered his government to prevent hoteliers from charging inflated prices.
- Computer manufacturers might be able to prevent retailers from charging exorbitant prices on hot-selling machines.
- Profit in the first half fell 49 percent, as prices of raw materials rose sharply but competition prevented Tsingtao from charging more for its beer.
- They argued for a lower appropriation than the Administration had sought as a way of preventing the regulators from charging ahead.
- She held Fiona's arm to prevent the lass from charging into the melee.
- There's nothing to prevent a bank from charging a fee for providing the copy.
- For technical reasons this prevented the court from charging her with witchcraft.
- It was free, after all; the law specifically prevented the Government from charging any kind of royalty or fee for taking fish.
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