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  • Here in North Carolina, there are more requirements for planting trees in parking lots than on playgrounds, says Moore, co-director of a program called Preventing Obesity by Design.

    Shade: A weapon against skin cancer, childhood obesity 2011

  • The first panel is called Preventing Violence in Schools.

    CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2006 2006

  • The State department ordered the U.S. embassy in Ottawa to press Canada to halt the deal, in a cable titled Preventing the Forsys Metals pending sale to

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed CAMPBELL CLARK 2011

  • The Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism OSCT is already driving a major re-think of a project called Preventing Violent Extremism.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • The bill, entitled Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's Immigration System Act, says those who do obtain refugee status can be reassessed within five years, and returned to their homeland if it is determined they no longer need protection.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • The study, called Preventing Deaths in the Canadian Military, says motor vehicle crashes and cancer were the top two causes of death, respectively.

    Toronto Sun 2010

  • The study, called Preventing Deaths in the Canadian Military, says motor vehicle crashes and cancer were the top two causes of death, respectively.

    Toronto Sun 2010

  • The Prevent strategy, also known as Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE), aims to stop people becoming or supporting terrorists.

    British Blogs BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition 2010

  • The government bill is titled the Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Heather Scoffield 2010

  • The government bill is titled the Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Heather Scoffield 2010

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