intervene

intervention | American Dictionary

intervention
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˌɪn·tərˈven·ʃən/
the act or fact of becoming involved intentionally in a difficult situation:
[ C ]The intervention by UN troops prevented fighting from breaking out.

intervention | Business English

intervention
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˌɪntəˈvenʃən/us
involvement in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse, or an occasion when this is done:
intervention in sthAny intervention in the currency markets has to be followed by a tightening of monetary policy.
government/regulatory/state interventionThis comprehensive program is aimed at reducing state intervention in the economy.

Examples of intervention

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There was evidence that patients were exposed to the planned intervention.
They depict housing processes in relatively unfettered markets with comparatively few government regulations and direct intervention.
A rapid review of the evidence base to support school nursing interventions is reported and developments for future research are indicated.
It is clear here that the two parties reached an agreement and made a shared compact through the intervention of mediators.
Alternatively, higher early depression scores in the intervention group could reflect a failure of randomization or simple random fluctuation.
The behaviorally oriented intervention produced significant reductions in coercive parenting and improvements in positive parenting.
If removed and rebuilt, no longer would this be our 'truthful' modern intervention into the 'authentic' existing condition.
It prioritizes community needs yet is based on a willingness to target interventions at the individual, community or systems level.
Participants in both intervention and control groups showed significant improvement in mood symptoms over time.
He found that serious injury was rare following an incident as either intervention or luck tended to prevent significant harm in the majority of cases.
Practitioners are trained to recognize these differences and apply them to developmental interventions.
Detecting and describing preventive intervention effects in a universal school-based randomized trial targeting delinquent and violent behavior.
Consequently, interventions may affect factors not targeted by program components and these nontargeted effects may inform developmental theories.
In our initial analyses we will determine if the interventions were successful in changing behaviors that were targeted by the interventions.
Studies that examine the interactions of genetic, neurobiological, and environmental factors should be helpful in specifying these intervention targets.
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Collocations withintervention

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These are words often used in combination with intervention.

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active intervention
The overwhelming majority of studies reported significantly better results with activeintervention against hazardous alcohol consumption.
appropriate intervention
The technology also provides the means of monitoring for recurrence of the tumor and appropriateintervention.
armed intervention
I am not against armedintervention.
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