It was ordered to put pressure on Johnston's force to prevent it from helping Beauregard.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

Carefully,I added some oil to the water to prevent it from drying.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

There is no cure for Parkinson's and no way to prevent it.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

All feared it. All tried to prevent it.

VOA: special.2009.12.10

They hoped something would happen to prevent it.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

He says because of the complex nature of the disease, early detection through screening is the best way to prevent it.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

Their goal: to find ways to fix the economic crisis and to prevent it from happening again.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

that single women wouldn't have babies anymore because they could prevent it until they were married.

VOA: standard.2010.05.12

Both sides in this debate acknowledge the threat of terrorism, but are divided over how to prevent it and how to preserve the country's democratic values.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Bosnian Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj said the current political crisis would not adversely impact its role on the council or prevent it from taking common positions.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

The second is that you do not take active steps to prevent it.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

In the United States in 2009, new recommendations on mammograms by a government appointed panel of experts fueled a controversy around breast cancer and how to prevent it.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Pentagon Spokesman Bryan Whitman says Secretary Gates has met with top officials and told them to ensure the investigation into the Ft.Hood massacre is comprehensive, and also to look at whether there was anything the department could have done to prevent it.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

It is usually much better to prevent a problem from happening than it is to find ways to solve it.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

But one possibility, he says,is that it may take time away from sports or other activities that could help prevent depression.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

It has a long name: the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

But one possibility,he says, is that it may take time away from activities that could help prevent depression, like sports and socializing.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

If that proves true, it would help thousands of people who are seeking to prevent life-threatening conditions.

VOA: special.2009.10.20