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  • We can work on the cultural and societal ills over the years that will take, but the preventation of felonious violence requires an unmistakable and overwhelming response within ten seconds.

    Sound Politics: School shooting 2007

  • More than twenty years ago, when I was at university, the rape preventation group on campus ran a number of campaigns to increase awareness of date rape, with the basic message that “No means no” there was more to it, of course, including the notion that a forced “yes” is a “no”.

    Empowering Women Or Blaming The Victim 2006

  • An ounce of preventation is worth a pound of cure, and making sure everyone knows what they're getting involved with beforehand will save you many headaches down the road.

    WoW.com Michael Gray 2010

  • However, the second problem, and perhaps more troubling, is that the availability of cheap cigarettes is undoing the preventation efforts of recent years and the yearly decline of smokers is starting to slow.

    MYKAWARTHA - Home 2010

  • The UN's humanitarian coordination office has said that preventation measures were not working and that a growing number of deaths were occuring beyond the reach of health workers in rural areas.

    Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE 2009

  • I consider asking him if he's at all suicidal since I just took my suicide preventation training yesterday.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2009

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