Sentence examples for able to avert from inspiring English sources
"We were able to avert a major catastrophe," he said.
"They were able to avert a real cycle of violence," he said.
It needed managers and businessmen able to avert starvation and total economic collapse.
Will the Twins, without the astute Tom Kelly as their manager, be able to avert contraction?
You may be able to avert the worst even if your laptop is stolen.
She yelled and the kid came running, and the manager was able to avert panic.
They may be able to help avert some global warming for instance, by providing storage for CO2, by providing energy through wave or tidal power, or by somehow taking carbon out of the atmosphere faster than at present.
By keeping the family in stable accommodation, the stress on the children is reduced, the damage to their education is minimised and the charity is able to help avert lasting damage.
As Glenn Greenwald explains for Salon, even after wrecking the global economy, banks have been able to sabotage efforts to avert foreclosure while demanding enormous bailouts at taxpayer expense.
"I'm confident we'll be able to reach a comprehensive agreement this week in time to avert a catastrophic default on the nation's bills," Reid said.
In this case the trust is just defective enough to avert some potential income tax problems but nonetheless able-bodied enough to work for estate tax purposes.
