Sentence examples for Try to avert from inspiring English sources

Sandy's demands come as Congress and the White House try to avert a so-called fiscal cliff of automatic spending cuts and tax increases.

Game 2 is Thursday night, with Jaime Garcia of the Cardinals scheduled to face Colby Lewis as the Rangers try to avert a second straight World Series disappointment.

And it raises a perplexing question: why hasn't corporate America done more to sway its allies in the Republican Party to try to avert a disaster that would clearly be devastating to its own interests?

WALL STREET has been preoccupied with the quality of the job the Federal Reserve has done to try to avert a recession or a crisis in the financial system.

Mr Montebourg told a news conference later on Monday he thought it necessary to speak out to try to avert the European Union's "descent into hell".

The head of Guangzhou police Xie Xiaodan and Chen Rugui, a senior Communist party leader, were also sent to the area to try to avert rioting and stampedes, reported the Guardian.

The investment bank JP Morgan yesterday raised its rescue takeover bid for Bear Stearns from $2 to $10 a share to try to avert a lengthy row with disgruntled investors in the crisis-hit Wall Street institution.

General McChrystal recently tightened rules on airstrikes to try to avert civilian deaths.

Senate leaders remain engaged in talks to try to avert a rules fight that many lawmakers fear could prove disruptive.

The final film, 1994's The Naked Gun 33-1/3: The Final Insult saw Drebin try to avert a disaster during the Academy Awards and go undercover in a penitentiary.

This week alone, as Air France and Philippine Airlines were hit by strikes, talks were being held to try to avert industrial action at Britain's Thomas Cook Airlines.