The project also works to prevent languages from dying out by identifying the most threatened areas where languages are disappearing.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

"His arrest was made," Lincoln said, "because he was trying with some successto prevent men from entering the army.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

He wanted to prevent the South from shipping its agricultural products to other countries in exchange for industrial goods.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

He told a friend: "I am satisfied that if the election were held now, nothing could prevent me from becoming president.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

One was the ability of the vaccine to prevent infections from the human immunodeficiency virus, better known as H.I.V.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

One Confederate officer, trying to prevent his troops from moving back, pointed to a group led by General T.J.Jackson of Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

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

A doctor examined Brown. He reported that Brown's wounds were not serious enough to prevent the trial from starting.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

Twenty-one nations around the world recently joined forces to better understand and prevent greenhouse gas emissions from farms.

VOA: special.2010.01.05

But he also said the government must be willing to spend extra money to prevent people from starving.

VOA: special.2011.03.10

The Union commander,General Hooker, had to keep his army between Lee and Washington to prevent the Confederates from seizing the national capital.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

For example, you can add sand to prevent tiny breaks or lines from forming in the finished product.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

One of Palmer's first actions as Attorney General was to prevent coal miners from going on strike.

VOA: special.2010.12.09

Oil and gas companies say new rules prevent them from moving quickly to increase production.

VOA: special.2011.04.23

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

VOA: special.2009.08.27

To be successful, they had to prevent the government from selling gold on the market.

VOA: special.2010.02.18