proactive measure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofproactiveandmeasure
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proactive
adjective
uk/ˌprəʊˈæk.tɪv/us/ˌproʊˈæk.tɪv/
taking action by causing change and not only reacting to change when ...
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measure
noun
uk/ˈmeʒ.ər/us/ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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(Definition ofproactiveandmeasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofproactive measure
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That is a more positive,proactivemeasureand it saves money and, more importantly, communities.
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Insurance is a common prepaid asset, which will only be a prepaid asset because it is aproactivemeasureto protect business from unforeseen events.
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Because many are serving long sentences, and many younger inmates will grow old behind bars, proactive measures need to be developed today.
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Advocates see the legislation as aproactivemeasurethat may yet curb the practice, which could easily spring up in states or other countries where it is not prohibited.
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It is not the case that all women in this study who had similar experiences in their various parties support proactive measures for women's inclusion.
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While it is clear that conflict management depends less on punitive measures against the dramatis personae, there is no gainsaying that proactive measures to contain conflicts are needed.
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Without proactive measures to ensure that services were reconfigured appropriately, the position could have been critical, with unplanned changes to services having to be made.
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This would also run counter to the objective of encouraging business to take proactive measures on its own initiative.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Effective proactive measures are vital if many of the threats that we face in today's world are not to come about.
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These proactive measures are absolutely essential in order to combat this phenomenon, which has continually grown and taken on an international dimension.
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Apart from eliminating discrimination, which also means between men and women, we have the responsibility to implement proactive measures to encourage professional careers for women.
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Proactive measures must be adopted, because this is also about the worldwide competitiveness of this industrial sector.
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We must therefore adopt proactive measures to provide social protection and access to public services in the field of health, education, housing and so on.
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For such a strategy to succeed, it will require both defensive and more proactive measures to be adopted.
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That is why our strategy is supported by major long-term investment that is focused on proactive measures to tackle drugs misuse directly.
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It would inevitably lead to arguments, and this is why we are asking you today to take proactive measures to prevent this problem.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There needs to be positive action and proactive measures.
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So we need to take proactive measures in regard to this.
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Proactive measures can take various forms.
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Additional proactive measures would help win the hearts and minds of the population and would reduce the attraction and influence of those who are so bitterly opposed to peace.
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