31.   Such a board would set a fixed rate of exchange for the currency and prevent the government from printing money.

32.   That is good for bonds, since currency union will prevent governments from borrowing excessively.

33.   The bill prevents the government from funding programs that would provide illegal drug users with sterile hypodermic needles.

34.   The beet-destruction program was designed to prevent the government from acquiring even more unwanted sugar next year.

35.   The constitutional protection against double jeopardy prevents the government from trying defendants for a second time on the same charges.

36.   The dollar rose yesterday after the Treasury announced bill and note auctions that will prevent the government from defaulting on bond principal and interest payments.

37.   The leadership in Beijing is determined to prevent the government of its breakaway province of Taiwan from declaring formal independence from China.

38.   The likely harm to financial markets prevents the government from simply banking any surplus tax revenue from Social Security or Medicare.

39.   The National Treasury Employees Union has requested a temporary restraining order to prevent the government from requiring those employees to work without pay.

40.   The mark scored its biggest gains against the French franc on concern strikes there will lead to social unrest and prevent government spending cuts.