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These orphans are thus rescued from the contamination of vice, from poverty, perhaps from the depths of depravity; perhaps their very lives are saved, and great sin prevented.
Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country Frances Erskine Inglis 1843
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His conscience shall be eased and his ruin prevented.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Second, the pocket veto -- which is absolute in its effect, because the bill dies without being returned to Congress -- can only be exercised under two conditions, described in Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution: the first is congressional adjournment, and the second is that bill return is "prevented."
Robert J. Spitzer: President Obama: Veto Yes; Pocket Veto, No! Robert J. Spitzer 2010
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Since the One-Child Policy was instituted in 1978, 400 million births - greater than the entire population of the United States - have been "prevented."
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Since the One-Child Policy was instituted in 1978, 400 million births-greater than the entire population of the United States-have been "prevented."
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