Dr. CIRINCIONE: Certain hard-line Israelis who are aimed at preventing a U.S.-Syrian or an Israeli-Syrian dialogue.

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It is even possible that this new drug might someday be given to people who are at risk for Alzheimer's disease, preventing the disorder from ever occurring.

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The new posts include 20 social workers, 10 supervising social workers to increase the fostering service's capacity and four support workers who will work on preventing children entering the care system.

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And though many insiders fret about exaggerating the Fund's ability to head off crises, the focus goes down well with Paul O'Neill, America's treasury secretary, who has made a big deal about preventing, rather than merely responding to, crises.

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Italy lacks the absolute prohibition present in U.S. law preventing authorities from retrying a criminal defendant who has been acquitted of a charge.

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Preventing the bacteria's spread has required doctors to take extreme care, putting all patients who are returning from the theater of war into isolation.

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So it's not as if it's common for a stay-at-home defenseman such as Salvador, someone who commits his effort to preventing opponents from scoring goals, to transform into a completely different sort of player once the postseason begins.

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