Be enough
Prevent
Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Both terms in one sentence
- The human-piloted starship in this story could only travel faster-than-light in a total vacuum — even the slightest wisp of atmosphere or nebula would be enough to prevent it.
Source: Literature / First Contact - Tabitha/Larissa is also considered too powerful, and her lack of zone and a crippling glitch may not be enough to prevent her from being truly so.
Source: Game Breaker / Nintendo Wars
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