If credit lines could pre-empt crises of illiquidity, that still leaves the problem of insolvency.
Do short-term problems and opportunities frequently pre-empt and undermine our progress toward longer-term goals and objectives?
Announcing an intention to pre-empt is dangerous because even small tactical movements can be misinterpreted.
Little people actors also don't like it when filmmakers pre-empt roles meant for them.
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Hindsight reveals the tautological reality that crazy people murder, so why not pre-empt them?
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And to pre-empt pressure for a fresh vote, Mr Fujimori has started a charm offensive.
So some in the private-equity business want to pre-empt rather than resist calls for more transparency.
Legislative proposals to pre-empt new federal gun restrictions also have arisen in Wyoming, Utah and Alaska.
These are needed to build an effective "offensive" capability that can pre-empt an imminent Chinese offensive strike.
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If Apple started filling the education channel with iPad2s, it would simply, totally and forever more pre-empt competition.
Perhaps to pre-empt criticisms of inept oversight, a string of regulators has nonetheless announced investigations into the trade.
As first conceived, it would have had enforcement powers and tried to pre-empt state failure, not just cure it.
Mr Jones has suggested that the newspaper was trying to pre-empt a judicial gag order by publishing first on-line.
That gives dealers more opportunity to nurture a relationship with customers, and potentially pre-empt any wavering toward, say, Mercedes-Benz.
Mr Maude said he did not want to "pre-empt" the POA executive's decision.
Simultaneously he is in command of the marketing aspect and of his persona as he tries to pre-empt journalists' questions.
Opponents say that his campaign against the court is partly an effort to pre-empt its rulings in more delicate cases.
And to pre-empt exiles attempting to build on the ground-level resentment, a list of 380 overseas "undesirables" has been disseminated.
The Deputy Leader of the Commons, David Heath, said the motion was not intended to "pre-empt" the Procedure Committee's conclusions.
Hoping to pre-empt trouble, state television mounted a campaign promoting peaceful voting, and the army deployed in force near polling stations.
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Depositors would rush to get their savings out of the country to pre-empt a forced conversion to a new, weaker currency.
The U.S. Navy has in its arsenal today, the capability "to pre-empt" China's anti-ship ballistic missile system before it becomes operational.
The EDL argues that Islamic law is poised to overthrow British society and calls for Britons to act aggressively to pre-empt it.
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King Abdullah could pre-empt this by appointing a second deputy prime minister.
Chris Rudge says he doesn't want to pre-empt their work, but makes it clear that the other solutions may be more immediate.
This ship is currently on cost and on schedule and if equipped with an ABM capability, could pre-empt China's anti-ship ballistic missile.
Presidents Aliev and Shevardnadze are doing their best to pre-empt these dangers.
Gradually, however, government oversight began to pre-empt the discipline of the marketplace.
Meanwhile, Tory Laura Sandys, suggested a "human MOT" for 40 and 50-year-olds to help pre-empt people's health issues and allow for early intervention.
In part that's because propaganda authorities are under pressure to be proactive about reporting incidents in order to pre-empt the spread of rumors.
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