"prevent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- My captors denied widespread news reports that the Taliban burned down scores of newly built schools to prevent girls from getting an education.
- Scott tries to prevent girls approaching Kris so that he will not upset Kim even more.
- Time and again he has used persuasion - and on occasion shock tactics - to try to prevent young girls having abortions.
- Such low self-esteem may prevent women and girls from entering science and math fields.
- But that prevents girls from competing at the regional and state level.
- Jessie's story was certainly a great deal more interesting than trying to prevent teenaged girls stealing costume jewellery.
- Lack of facilities also prevents girls from attending school.
- And constructing a system to prevent young girls from having access to an over-the-counter medication could be difficult.
- Nor to tell her that it was women like her who prevented girls doing well in sciences.
- And prevent 15-year-old girls from wanting to set fire to the things and blow out smoke through a pouty mouth?
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