Interaction with the quantum fluid filling the space prevents certain forces from propagating over long distances.
Reports of "annihiliation" did not prevent American forces from continuing to fight.
Close patrol of the hostile ports, in order to prevent naval forces from putting to sea, is also referred to as a blockade.
American troops often depend on them, and an international ban would not prevent other forces from using them.
In order to prevent Japanese forces learning of Truscott's location, they did not investigate.
In normal flight, the computers act to prevent excessive forces in pitch and roll.
Thrust reversers are usually used in tandem, to prevent uneven forces that could make the plane turn.
After the sea would be clear of ice there would nothing to prevent Swedish forces from landing troops on the shore.
If these things were all he was capable of, he could never have held the city, or prevented Confederate forces from re-capturing it.
Power operation prevents aerodynamic forces overriding the pilots' control inputs.