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"Separation centres should be for control and containment because these people are not going to change their ideologies and they are intent on inflicting harm on everyone they come into contact with," he said.

From BBC

"These prisoners need only receive their basic entitlements and we should concentrate on control and containment instead of attempting to appease them. Things have to change."

From BBC

The authority said that "the lack of secure containment for the penguin" was responsible for creating the "dangerous situation".

From BBC

More than 200 personnel were fighting the fire, which was at 0% containment Sunday night.

Seven years later, a thick, black, oily-looking substance with plastic containment barriers around it was visible along the edge of a section of wetland.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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