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Military action by the super power would be taken "preventatively" if there was a perceived possibility that an upstart nation might resist the "order" with force.

The Malleable World of the Neo Cons 2007

Abdullah al-Kidd's lawyers claimed Ashcroft developed a policy under which the FBI and Justice Department would use the federal material witness law as a pretext "to arrest and detain terrorism suspects about whom they did not have sufficient evidence to arrest on criminal charges but wished to hold preventatively or to investigate further."

Former AG Ashcroft can be sued for terror probe arrest, appeals 2009

If a procedure is deemed as too expensive, it will not be used preventatively.

Fiorina: Obama might have to 'eat his words' on health reform 2009

The spokesperson added: With cuts to local services, social workers and health professionals will be less able to act preventatively.

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Echinacea can be used preventatively or post-exposure to shorten the duration of colds when the rhinovirus (the cause of the all-too-common cold) has invaded and incubated, causing symptoms (the sniffles).

Herbs for Health: Endangered Echinacea 2008

Viewed in this light, it is not such a stretch to imagine being preventatively imprisoned for saying something over a wire that the government thought was “hostile against the United States.”

President Obama's Orwellian New Category of "Prolonged Detention" 2009

Just a half baked idea I thought might help, preventatively speaking.

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Even in the extreme, if we were going to preventatively or preemptively pick up suspected terrorists, I simply do not believe they would fit into the definition of a "political prisoner".

Preventative Detention, Revisited | ATTACKERMAN 2009

"I find it hard to believe that it is because people are preventatively more careful," a Dutch statistician explains, "but statistically speaking, driving is a little bit safer on Friday 13th."

Ben Sherwood: Boo! Is Friday the 13th Really Hazardous to Your Health? 2009

But the CDC also says that rather than prescribing antiviral drugs preventatively, doctors may consider a watchful waiting approach for those with risk factors who are in close contact with an infected person.

Should you get an advance prescription for antiviral drugs? 2009