preventable in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Finally, cavities although easily preventable, can pose a financial burden of a family.
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It identified preventable factors in the fatal incidents.
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A 1978 study found that 82% of preventable anaesthesia mishaps were the result of human error.
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Additionally, 8 million infants die, many because of malnutrition or preventable diseases, especially from lack of access to clean drinking water.
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This program targeted ten leading causes of preventable illness and death for concerted public and personal action.
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The disease was said to be preventable by cleansing and scouring of the body and items.
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If the woman was not willing to come into ownership of her husband, manus by usus was easily preventable.
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One thing she particularly noticed was the number of preventable accidents the children in the area suffered from.
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They informed the people that poverty and hunger were preventable.
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Perhaps the most preventable cause of damage to these reflexes originates from smoking.
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