| We should pay attention to a cold so as to nip in the bud any secondary complications like pneumonia or other respiratory infections. |
| Such an assumption would make it very difficult to make NATO into anything more than a purely defensive alliance, and would nip in the bud any prospect of building something new. |
| As a good English person, Ashton will have done everything to nip in the bud any vague impulse towards European defence. |
| In our view, we should also consider a global system of strategic commodity reserves in order to nip in the bud any speculative tendencies. |
| Something else we ought to nip in the bud is the racial rantings of some members of the black and Asian police officers' association. |
| By trying to re-direct the flows of gas towards its territory in a major way, Moscow hopes to nip in the bud the competing projects supported by the Western countries which are seeking greater energy independence. |
