So I took pre-emptive action, composing on index cards a list of reasons why he and I should still hang out.

因此我先发制人，在索引卡片上列出了我和他仍然应该约出去的原因。

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Asked if that meant pre-emptive action in a neighboring country, Howard replied, Oh yes.

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And in Belgium, some politicians have called for pre-emptive action to stop young Belgian Muslims from travelling.

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But if Mr Weidmann is minded to take pre-emptive action, he will soon have the means to do so.

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