1.   A GM spokesman said the equipment was removed to prevent the strike from disrupting its upcoming truck launch.

2.   But the trucks spewed exhaust, which had to be removed to prevent workers from choking on the fumes.

3.   Opponents of the measure said that dead and dying wood should be removed to prevent forest fires.

4.   To meet these demands, the agency recommended removing barriers preventing Japanese companies from investing overseas.

5.   Usually the bands, labels and boxes are removed to prevent their identification by postal authorities.

6.   Besides posting armed soldiers on the royal properties, garbage cans were removed to prevent bombs being hidden in them and parking nearby was banned to deter car bombers.

7.   Their eyeballs had to be removed to prevent the risk of a life-threatening brain infection.