intervention
Example Sentences
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Even patients who did not receive direct interventions saw reduced weight gain compared with what would normally be expected.
From Science Daily
Two years on, the Parole Board has said he should now be moved to an open prison - but a Ministry of Justice spokesperson said Lammy's intervention was for "public protection".
From BBC
Certainly, many of them now believe that they need foreign intervention if they are going to be able to put an end to the regime.
From BBC
As I’ve detailed recently, U.S. military intervention in Latin America has largely been covert.
From Los Angeles Times
Prior to publication, a medical producer at CBS suggested in an email that “it would be helpful to ask what type of treatment he received,” and the extent of the medical interventions.
From Salon
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