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Collocations for intervention - noun

ADJ.

direct
direct intervention to stop abuses of the environment
active, decisive, forceful | early, immediate, timely
A full-scale riot was prevented by the timely intervention of the police.
effective, successful | limited | personal
the Emperor''s personal intervention
government, ministerial, official, state | external, foreign, outside | armed, military
We would resist any armed intervention from outside in our country''s affairs.
police | judicial, legal | medical, surgical | economic, political, social | divine, human
The king saw this victory as the direct result of divine intervention.

VERB + INTERVENTION

make
to make a forceful intervention in a dispute
call for, demand
The prime minister was always demanding active intervention early on.
resist

PREP.

~ against
armed intervention against the rebels
~ by
intervention by a senior judge
~ from
He was furious at this intervention from the press.
~ in
the government''s intervention in the dispute
~ on behalf of
state intervention on behalf of the British film industry

PHRASES

the power/right of intervention

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