Assertion: common starling | /r/HasProperty | prevented
Facets:
value: from using nest boxes
type: CAUSE
value: from spreading to the state
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: largely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Although common starlings were first sighted in Albany, Western Australia in 1917, they have been largely prevented from spreading to the state.
text: Common starlings can be prevented from using nest boxes by ensuring that the access holes are smaller than the 1.5 in (38 mm) diameter they need, and the removal of perches discourages them from visiting bird feeders.