6 sentences with 'preventing'
Example sentences and phrases with the word preventing and other words derived from it.
• « The Romans continued to lose to Hannibal, but were very successful in preventing Hannibal from receiving reinforcements from Spain and Africa, slowly but steadily weakening his forces. »
• « By its conclusion, the Congress of Vienna had redrawn the map of Europe with the aim of preventing France from ever again threatening the balance of power. But unlike the conference that ended World War I a century later, the Congress of Vienna did not impose a huge penalty on the aggressor. »
• « With German blockades preventing the import of food quantities anywhere near pre-war quantities, all aspects of the British economy (especially agriculture and other forms of food production) were directed by wartime emergency ministries to prevent the British population from starving. »
• « The Truman Doctrine was closely linked to the fear of what American politicians called the "Domino Theory": if one nation "fell" to communism, it was feared that communism would spread to surrounding countries. Thus, preventing a communist takeover anywhere, even in a comparatively small and militarily insignificant country, was essential from a US foreign policy perspective throughout the Cold War period. »