Sentence examples for To defuse this issue from inspiring English sources

Some Democrats said they wished Mr. Kerry had moved to defuse this issue immediately by issuing an apology.

The WGA's already trying to defuse this issue by arguing that the WGA has "softened up" the AMPTP for the DGA to strike a decisive blow, but the loss of face would nonetheless be real.

Evidently seeking to defuse the issue, however, these leaders have begun speaking with unaccustomed moderation.

Bank of America is trying to defuse the issue with the help of some high-powered lobbyists.

But the government's conciliatory gestures seem unlikely to defuse the issue.

He probably realized that revealing his druggy past was the best way to defuse the issue in the future.

But he has a big black mark against him: his faith.He tries to defuse the issue in three ways.

The easiest way to defuse the issue, many experts suggest, would be to make all tests untimed.

Mr. Pataki has tried to defuse the issue without taking sides, commissioning Mr. Witt's review of Indian Point's safety.

Craftsmanship hardly ages at all, and smarter songwriters have used it to defuse the issue of age itself.

The White House shares those concerns, and it has tried to defuse the issue by arguing that problems can be addressed without imposing a moratorium.