Sentence examples for I could avert from inspiring English sources

I could avert my eyes from pastel bunnies hatching out of eggs or doing some other preposterous thing, if I didn't know that around Easter too many rabbits are bred by opportunists and purchased on impulse by well-meaning parents who approach them like stuffed toys.

If the G20 were to work with Opec to implement such a measure, it could avert crises for millions.

But no one knew whether it could avert brain damage in moderately poisoned children.

If it could avert an American airstrike, then that's a big benefit to begin with.

The only consolation I could offer was that while they could avert their eyes, I was rather stuck with it.

I used to think that political leaders could avert fiscal suicide.

Still, no one could avert it.

Two possibilities could avert this bloodbath, but both are long shots.

A European-level bank deposit-guarantee scheme could avert bank runs.

The evidence shows that $25 billion a year from the donors could avert around 8m deaths each year.

If it's a mess, then some simple house-keeping could avert disaster.