1.   The crux of the matter is how do we prevent a flood occurring again?

2.   Apple thus prevented a flood of cheap Mac knockoffs, which would have forced the firm to slash its notoriously high prices.

3.   Hapciu believes the NATO bombing campaign was necessary, but that ground troops also should have been used to prevent the flood of refugees.

4.   If an alcoholic actually takes that first drink, naltrexone may also prevent a flood of more endorphins, dampening the urge to continue drinking.

5.   Still, many victims see the response as stingy and slow, and some actually blame the city for failing to prevent the flood.

6.   Technically, his testimony is still secret, but that has not prevented a flood of leaks to the Italian press.

7.   The cash would be used here primarily to buy severely damaged houses and houses that are in the path of a planned dike intended to prevent future floods.

8.   The Clinton administration intervened in Haiti largely to prevent a flood of new refugees in Florida.

9.   The project will provide power and prevent floods, which have cost hundreds of thousands of lives over the centuries.

10.   Those trees, Democrats and environmentalists argue, provide habitat for endangered wildlife, insure clean and cool streams for trout and salmon and prevent floods.