I ran to Benjamin, and prevented him from advancing into the room.
"There is some force preventing us from advancing all the way into the final cavern, Captain."
They retreat into the city and continue to prevent the invaders from advancing beyond the gates.
By the time they were relieved the men had held the ground for 12 hours; they prevented the enemy from advancing further on that hill.
They are preventing us from advancing by shoving the stones down in our path.
Indeed the system was designed to prevent youngsters from advancing too quickly.
Further problems prevented work on the project from advancing beyond the 1864 stage for a decade.
The other team, termed the defense, tries to prevent the offense from advancing the ball.
Early studies suggest that fish oil may help prevent prediabetes from advancing to type 2 diabetes.
They sought to prevent missionaries from advancing the education of slaves or native Indians.
