"prevent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Syrian security forces swiftly quelled the protests and have since cordoned off the area during Friday prayers to prevent large-scale demonstrations.
- When Dr. Kriegel died a few years later, the Czech secret police took his body to prevent demonstrations at a funeral.
- "They violently prevent demonstrations and, yes, they detain and torture those who argue for a better future."
- The authorities had tightened security in Colombo, the capital, to prevent demonstrations linked to the parliamentary session.
- To prevent demonstrations they say they are forewarned of, Israeli authorities often erect military checkpoints on the road to school.
- Several arrests were made during the morning hours of August 13, 2005, as to prevent further demonstrations.
- This is the first time they have actually prevented demonstrations on the border.
- He said that the police should prevent illegal demonstrations, by force if necessary.
- Martial law prevents demonstrations against the new law, but it is not unpopular among many Thais, who regard state workers as highly privileged.
- Mukhabarat el-Jamahiriya allegedly kept Libyan society under surveillance, preventing even open demonstrations.
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