prevention initiative
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpreventionandinitiative
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prevention
noun[U]
uk/prɪˈven.ʃən/us/prɪˈven.ʃən/
the act of stopping something from happening or of stopping someone from ...
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initiative
noun
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.t̬ɪv/
a new plan or process to achieve something or solve ...
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We are concerned also that the lessons of the drugpreventioninitiativeon interventions in the criminal justice system should be taken forward.
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It would not be possible to provide central funds for every local crimepreventioninitiative.
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Our drugpreventioninitiativehas shown the value of partnership in fighting the menace of drugs.
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The collective experience of the work of the 20 drugpreventioninitiativeteams in local communities is being pulled together and co-ordinated.
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I was pleased to confirm this week that the drugpreventioninitiativewill be extended until 1995.
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The effectiveness of the drugpreventioninitiative, including the work of the 20 teams, is being fully evaluated.
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Voluntary bodies have been fully involved in the national crimepreventioninitiativeunder the community programme.
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Funds are already available under the crimepreventioninitiativeunder the community programme as well as through the urban programme and private sponsorship.
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To empower the cities, we launched the safer cities programme, which is a major crimepreventioninitiative.
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Safer cities is a crimepreventioninitiativeand not primarily a research programme.
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The stimulus for a positive crimepreventioninitiativeshould come from the police, local councils, the private sector and local communities working in harmony.
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That is why we set up the new drugpreventioninitiativewhich will muster the forces of the communities most at risk.
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One of the particular strengths of the drugpreventioninitiativehas been its ability to support a wide range of different treatments.
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There is also the crimepreventioninitiativeunder the expanded community programme through which useful crime prevention projects can be carried out by people currently unemployed.
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In our new drugspreventioninitiative, which will start in nine inner-city areas and spread to 30, we want the full-hearted co-operation of the local authorities.
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These data possess implications for prevention initiatives in families with depressed caregivers, as they demonstrate the importance of intervening in the early years of life.
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Such crime prevention initiatives need money; they cannot be done on the cheap.
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We are developing a good practice guide to provide advice for practitioners on the setting up and evaluation of crime prevention initiatives.
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To some extent, the police can do so by crime prevention initiatives.
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Participation in falls prevention initiatives means that one is easily identified as an individual with problems.
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