intervention
US /ˌɪntə'venʃn/
・UK /ˌɪntə'venʃn/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
An addiction to video games requires intervention before it gets worse
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The use of military force by a country in another country's internal affairs.
Military intervention is often seen as a last resort in international conflicts.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Actions taken to improve a medical condition.
Early intervention is crucial for children with developmental delays.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A planned confrontation, usually by family and friends, to encourage someone with an addiction or other problem to seek help.
His family staged an intervention to help him overcome his addiction.
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India’s Obesity Time Bomb
- It is so important to focus on preventive strategy and use diet and lifestyle as an entry point for this intervention.
It is so important to focus on preventive strategy and use diet and lifestyle as an entry point for this intervention.
- It is so important to focus on preventive strategy and use diet and lifestyle as an entry point for this intervention.
It is so important to focus on preventive strategy and use diet and lifestyle as an entry point for this intervention.
Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
- and human intervention has been required in some parts of the world where these starfish threaten to destroy entire reef systems.
and human intervention has been required in some parts of the world where these starfish threaten to destroy entire reef systems.
- and human intervention has been required in some parts of the world
and human intervention has been required in some parts of the world
Former Secret Service agent shares tips on how to read people
- The "I need some help. I need divine intervention."
The "I need some help. I need divine intervention."
- I need divine intervention.
I need divine intervention.
Real Exorcism Goes Wrong | Tales From the Bottle
- Robinson described a wild bestial look overtaking Taylor's face and feared she would have been killed in the incident had it not been for the intervention of Jesus.
Robinson described a wild bestial look overtaking Taylor's face and feared she would have been killed in the incident had it not been for the intervention of Jesus.
- Robinson described a wild bestial look overtaking Taylor's face, and feared she would have been killed in the incident had it not been for the intervention of Jesus.
Robinson described a wild bestial look overtaking Taylor's face, and feared she would have been killed in the incident had it not been for the intervention of Jesus.
How to tell if you're being bullied at work | BBC Ideas
- We need to look at early intervention, making sure that managers are trained, they're able to deal with the people issues and not just the technical parts of their roles.
We need to look at early intervention, making sure that managers are trained, they're able to deal with the people issues and not just the technical parts of their roles.
Stop being so UNDISCIPLINED! | ?Podcast and Chill | Beginner
- Then you'll need to schedule an intervention.
Then you'll need to schedule an intervention.
- Then you'll need to schedule an intervention.
Then you'll need to schedule an intervention.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- He felt that he was restored to consciousness in the right nick of time for the especial purpose of holding a conference with the second messenger dispatched to him through Jacob Marley's intervention.
He felt that he was restored to consciousness in the right nick of time for the especial purpose of holding a conference with the second messenger dispatched to him through Jacob Marley's intervention.
- a conference with the second messenger despatched to him through Jacob Marley’s intervention.
a conference with the second messenger despatched to him through Jacob Marley’s intervention.
Almost 600 killed in recent south Syria violence, monitoring group says | BBC News
- It says its intervention is to protect the Druze minority.
It says its intervention is to protect the Druze minority.
- It says its intervention is to protect the Druze minority.
It says its intervention is to protect the Druze minority.
The Ex You Can’t Get Over
- So it stages some kind of an intervention.
So it stages some kind of an intervention.
- So it stages some kind of an intervention, it sounds the alarm loud and clear, it forces a trip abroad to forget, or a visit to a psychiatrist.
So it stages some kind of an intervention, it sounds the alarm loud and clear, it forces a trip abroad to forget, or a visit to a psychiatrist.
Japanese Yen Weakness Weighing on Asian Currency Peers
- You need coordinated intervention.
You need coordinated intervention.
- To have a real turn in a currency, you need coordinated intervention.
To have a real turn in a currency, you need coordinated intervention.