At the same time, inflation pressures have receded, removing pressure for the Fed to act pre-emptively.

In the past, the Fed has started to raise interest rates well before inflation actually becomes apparent, hoping to act pre-emptively.

Both agencies should view successful lawsuits as warning signs, and act pre-emptively to head off more misconduct.

We should learn from Israel's 1981 example and act pre-emptively.

Rather than risk such a convention taking control of the amendment process away from it, Congress acted pre-emptively to propose the amendments instead.

Warner Music executives fume privately that they were forced to act pre-emptively.

One trick is to know which situations are likely to set you off and to act pre-emptively.

By cutting rates, the central bank seems to be acting pre-emptively - and that's putting it kindly - to head off economic weakness.

This kind of number tells us that the Fed is acting pre-emptively.

"They saw the writing on the wall and, by acting pre-emptively, they are getting a very good deal."