preparatory measures
Example Sentences
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Economists at S&P Global Ratings said preparatory measures, from larger grain reserves to investments in water management, should shield exposed Asian economies—even if “El Niño’s wrath is unavoidable.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
While some of his clients install these doors for entertainment, Humble tells The Times he feels safer with his preparatory measures in place.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2025
Last week the court brushed off the Governor's suit in one terse paragraph, which said that the presence of troops was part of "purely preparatory measures," and harmed no one.
From Time Magazine Archive
Anything in the way of a formal attack, which would necessarily be announced to the enemy by preparatory measures, would not be likely to succeed.
From Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette by Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette
The most precipitate ardour will, in time, be taught the necessity of methodical gradation, and preparatory measures; and the most daring confidence be convinced, that neither merit nor abilities can command events.
From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by John Hamilton Moore
