1.   But the fact remains that the safeguards themselves do not prevent the government using civil plutonium for defence purposes.

2.   He argued, in essence, that the rule of law prevented government from exercising arbitrary powers.

3.   West German trade unions have already had to take action to re to prevent their government from denying equal conditions to workers in the former East Germany.

4.   Although several large cities in other states have statutes that cap rent increases, Georgia law prevents local governments from establishing rent controls.

5.   At this point, he argues, the U.N. presence only prevents his government from reasserting control over Croatian territory captured by Serbs.

6.   A court Wednesday lifted an order preventing the government from selling the two concessions for the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System.

7.   A municipal bond lobbying group called for reform of municipal bankruptcy laws to prevent governments from reneging on debt payments.

8.   A temporary spending bill that would prevent the government from running out of money at midnight Saturday and also begin Republican budget cuts won House passage today.

9.   A temporary spending bill to prevent the government from running out of money at midnight Saturday won House passage today.

10.   Brazilian interest rate futures rose on concern that turbulence in Asian markets will prevent the government from significantly lowering interest rates in coming months.