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preventative measure

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meanings of preventiveand measure


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preventive
adjective[before noun]
uk /prɪˈven.tɪv/ us /prɪˈven.t̬ɪv/
intended to stop something before ...
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measure
noun
uk /ˈmeʒ.ər/ us /ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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Examples of preventative measure


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This is strictly a preventativemeasure.
If testing could predict risk of spontaneous preterm birth among these women, intervention such as cervical cerclage may be more appropriately targeted as a preventativemeasure.
Carter et al.33 usefully looked at three elements involved in the implementation of a preventativemeasure: the patient, the physician and the health care system.
In our view, a banning order, for example, is a preventativemeasure and is not penal in nature.
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Last year, a large group of young people were arrested as a preventativemeasure, the idea being that they might cause trouble.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Antibiotics are used as a preventativemeasure, not a curative measure, in fish farming.
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Companies and competent national public authorities should carry out this control and certification as a preventativemeasure.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Encouraging young people to go to the dentist is the best preventativemeasure possible.
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I firmly believe that a free family planning service is an essential preventativemeasure which contributes to the avoidance of unwanted pregnancies.
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Thorough cleaning of infected wards is an important preventativemeasure.
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The legislation is partly designed as a preventativemeasure.
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Therefore, a call for vigilance accompanied by information on the associated penalties is a preventativemeasure that we should not ignore.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I was myself tried as an experiment 25 years ago for a preventativemeasure of curing silicosis in a certain coalfield.
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A preventativemeasure that is equally fundamental, however, is to reinforce and professionalise cooperation and the exchange of information between national bodies when international matches take place.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Punishment for long past sins is not a legitimate basis for imposing a forward-looking preventativemeasure that has already served its purpose.
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As a preventativemeasure, such products may be rubbed onto the affected area as needed (often every other day) to prevent dry skin.
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The doubling up of walls and ceilings was a preventativemeasure meant to stop the walls from collapsing in the event of a direct hit.
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Because the transmission is non-persistent, pesticides do not provide effective control of the virus unless used as a preventativemeasure to reduce aphid populations.
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The defensive line is particularly vulnerable on the edges around the wings, therefore the best defensive measure in this case is a preventativemeasure.
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Public hearings are designed to act as a preventativemeasure against corruption.
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