单词	precautionary
释义	precautionarypre‧cau‧tion‧a‧ry /prɪˈkɔːʃənəri $ -ˈkɒːʃəneri/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Ansah was carried off with concussion at Luton on Saturday, but had a precautionary brain scan and reported fit this morning. But the decision to give antibiotics to Yeltsin may have been precautionary and not indicative of his condition. It can be argued that rates of interest may also influence the precautionary demand. The precautionary principle was one of many sparks that ignited protests during the World Trade Organisation meetings in Seattle last year. The Communist moves then, however, were largely precautionary. The seasoned fighter would be well aware of this and would take precautionary counter-measures. Unfortunately, the very live bat bit back, and Osbourne underwent a painful series of precautionary rabies injections. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► precautionary measure  More troops were sent to the area as a precautionary measure. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a preventative/precautionary measure (=something done to prevent something bad)· Vaccination against disease is a sensible preventative measure. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► demand · It can be argued that rates of interest may also influence the precautionary demand.· The increased use of credit cards in recent years has reduced both the transactions and precautionary demands. ► measure · Tobacco that tolerates salinity is a precautionary measure against the rising tides that a changing climate will bring.· Center Jelani McCoy did not participate in the defensive drills as a precautionary measure.· Short confidentiality clauses in standard conditions are really only precautionary measures to be relied upon in an emergency.· One resident was taken to hospital with chest pains as a precautionary measure but was released after a check-up.· Nevertheless, it is a serious condition if the eye is affected, and sensible precautionary measures should be taken.· Nine more were taken in as a precautionary measure while firefighters ventilated the building and removed the canisters involved.· Nevertheless, it was time to take a little precautionary measure.· The issue probably deserved more consultation and more precautionary measures. ► principle · It is therefore easier to prevent development on the basis of the precautionary principle, rather than look for possible solutions.· The precautionary principle was one of many sparks that ignited protests during the World Trade Organisation meetings in Seattle last year.· NGOs are also working to implement the precautionary principle at a local level.· Our responsibility to future generations - the benchmark of 2012 - research - acting on the precautionary principle.· However, the commission also subsumes the precautionary principle under a broader framework of risk analysis. done in order to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening:  More troops were sent to the area as a precautionary measure.
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