"prevent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The blind shear ram cuts through the drill pipe and seals the well, preventing oil from gushing out.
- This is to prevent oil escaping into the environment.
- For example, tests showed the cement was not strong enough to prevent oil and gas from escaping.
- (This is important to prevent oil from bubbling up when the potatoes are dropped in.)
- Further changes were made in 1990, this time to the breather system to prevent oil being drawn into the air filter.
- The Saudi Government is trying to place floating booms around the islands to prevent oil from reaching the shore.
- What kind of cream can I use to prevent excess oil?
- Oil spill specialists said there is no practical way to prevent oil from reaching the beaches.
- None of this would prevent oil from generating more heat than light in a referendum campaign, out of all proportion to its long-term relevance.
- After 1990, a variety of programs were instituted to cut the chances of a spill and to prevent oil from spreading.
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