"prevent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- After he was killed, the authorities ordered the university campus shut, apparently to prevent protests.
- The company worked to distribute correct information in an effort to prevent widespread protests.
- The bodies were hidden or destroyed to prevent protests at home and abroad.
- Troops were sent to Yerevan to prevent protests against the decision.
- "We urge the Egyptian authorities not to prevent peaceful protests or block communications including on social media sites."
- On Friday, police were deployed in the streets to prevent new protests.
- To prevent protests and disturbances, the Home Office had ordered several detachments of police to stand by.
- Troops were deployed in Yerevan to prevent protests to the decision.
- Universities have been closed since December 1996 to prevent protests.
- The authorities also cut telephone lines and seized residents in an attempt to prevent protests during the meeting of Palestinian leaders.
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