The goal of these missions was to prevent senior officers of the Polish army from escaping the country before they could be captured.

The police news release suggested that the weather had prevented officers from conducting a search.

Exploding ammunition in the burning house prevented officers from rapidly searching it to learn the fate of the three hostages.

Protesters linked arms to form a human chain in front of the tents to prevent officers from dismantling the encampment.

The requirement serves to prevent officers from stopping individuals based merely on hunches or unfounded suspicions.

The idea behind the transfers and the changes in hours was to prevent officers from becoming involved in corruption with colleagues or people on their beats.

It sounds like a reasonable attempt to prevent officers from getting much larger exemptions than enlisted personnel.

During the 1980s, specials were often considered to be preventing regular officers from earning overtime pay.

The system is in place to prevent uniformed officers from interrupting undercover operations.

But Army regulations generally prevent officers from interviewing their superiors.