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I have great confidence in expectation in the Walgreens of the world and others to do quite well in spite of the fact they're not selling something that is the number one preventible -- rather leading cause of preventible death in the United States.

CNN Transcript May 12, 2008 2008

I have made a monstrous fire, but thirst and impatience are hard to bear, and preventible misfortunes are always irksome.

A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains 2007

That many who sought to do some little to repair the social wrongs, inflicted in the way of preventible sickness and death upon the poor, were strengthening those wrongs, however innocently, by wasting money on pestilent knaves cumbering society.

Reprinted Pieces 2007

Life must be held sacred among us in more ways than one — sacred, not merely from the murderous weapon, or the subtle poison, or the cruel blow, but sacred from preventible diseases, distortions, and pains.

Reprinted Pieces 2007

This is the pathetic case which I have to put to you; not only on behalf of the thousands of children who annually die in this great city, but also on behalf of the thousands of children who live half developed, racked with preventible pain, shorn of their natural capacity for health and enjoyment.

Speeches: Literary and Social 2007

Even though Kerry got the first question,"Do you believe you could do a better job than President Bush in preventing another 911-type terrorist attack", it was a question he couldn't really answer without first stating that 911 itself was preventible, defending it, as well as pointing out current vulnerabilities that terrorists could sieze upon.

Another Image Problem 2004

Bleak statistics indicated that millions of women were suffering from malnutrition, anaemia and a host of other preventible diseases and disabilities.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

It is estimated that two-thirds of African countries have achieved the goal of immunising 75 per cent of their children against these preventible killers.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1994

It wouldn't have been pork barrel for the kids we would have immunized against preventible childhood diseases.

Text Of The Presidents Speech In Boston ITY National Archives 1993

Some will work on programs to immunize young children from preventible childhood diseases.

Remarks By The President In National Service Address ITY National Archives 1993