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preventive measures — Смотри Профилактика … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
Preventive Diplomacy — is action to prevent disputes from arising between parties, to prevent existing disputes from escalating into conflicts and to limit the spread of the latter when they occur. [ UN Secretary General Report Agenda for Peace , 1992… … Wikipedia
preventive — pre‧ven‧tive [prɪˈventɪv] also pre‧ven‧ta‧tive [ ˈventətɪv] adjective [only before a noun] intended to stop something happening: • improvements in auto safety and other preventive measures. * * * preventive UK US /prɪˈventɪv/ adjective [before… … Financial and business terms
preventive medicine — 1. the branch of medical science that deals with prevention of disease. 2. a medication or other agent used for prophylaxis. [1760 70] * * * Efforts toward disease prevention in the community and the individual. It covers patient interviews and… … Universalium
Preventive war — A Preventive war or Preventative war is a war initiated under the belief that future conflict is inevitable, though not imminent. Preventive war aims to forestall a shift in the balance of power Taming American Power, Stephen M. Walt, pp 224] by… … Wikipedia
preventive — pre|ven|tive [ prı ventıv ] adjective done so that something does not become worse or turn into a problem: preventive care/drugs/examinations preventive measures: Water shortages will become acute unless preventive measures are taken now … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
preventive — also preventative adjective (only before noun) intended to prevent something you do not want to happen, such as illness, or crime: preventive health programs | preventive actions/measures (=actions intended to stop something happening or a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
preventive — UK [prɪˈventɪv] / US adjective done so that something does not become worse or turn into a problem preventive care/drugs/examinations preventive measures: Water shortages will become acute unless preventive measures are taken now … English dictionary
preventive — pre|vent|ive [prıˈventıv] adj also preventative [only before noun] intended to stop something you do not want to happen, such as illness, from happening ▪ preventive health programs preventive action/measure ▪ While travelling abroad, take… … Dictionary of contemporary English
preventive — [[t]prɪve̱ntɪv[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Preventive actions are intended to help prevent things such as disease or crime. Too much is spent on expensive curative medicine and too little on preventive medicine... People accused the ministry of failing… … English dictionary
