| His reputation as one of the lads will not preclude him from making enemies with his wild-card selections. |
| The composer suggests that one of the middle notes could be taken by the nose but the acciaccatura that proceeds it would preclude this. |
| It had passed an Act of Parliament to end the proceedings and preclude any appeal. |
| There may be an issue about how successful that would be, but it did not preclude proceedings being recommenced. |
| The governor also said laws are under review to preclude ambiguity and to close loopholes allowing suspects to evade arrest. |
| The murkiness and partial rationality of shifting, renegotiable settlements are the vices of politics that legalist liberals seek to preclude. |
