防遏 ぼうあつ手段 しゅだんではありませんでした
bōatsushudandewārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of 防遏手段

1. Was not a means of prevention.; Was not a method of containment.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Formal Register