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"We were able to avert a major catastrophe," he said.

"They were able to avert a real cycle of violence," he said.

But Oviedo and Wasmosy had a subsequent falling out, leading to a rebellion in April 1996, when only strong diplomatic pressure was able to avert a military coup.

If he can overcome his aloofness and work intimately with Republicans, he may be able to avert a catastrophe and establish a model for a more realistic, collegial presidency.

"I think there's an agreement on a bipartisan basis that if Congress can act now, we may be able to avert a serious economic downturn, and that's our goal," Mr. Boehner said.

Meanwhile, the level of non-performing loans at banks, currently under 5%, is certain to rise.Even without progress on OT's second phase, Mongolia should be able to avert a full-blown crisis, thanks largely to offers of help from its southern neighbour, China.

As a result, health officials are able to avert any health risks of neonates that are likely to result in neonatal deaths.

We also evaluated the introduction of a campaign to encourage consumption of fruit and vegetables and the provision of price subsidies for fruit and vegetables, but these are able to avert only a modest level of disease burden and are accordingly not cost effective in relation to their effect on colorectal cancer alone.

But we may at least be able to avert strategic defeat with a careful plan for gradual handoff of more responsibility to the Iraqi government over the coming years.

And if the Republicans will meet us in the middle of this offer we might be able to avert the need for a short-term CR".

Economists note that when Canada did not follow the United States into a recession after the Sept. 11 attacks, it was the first time in 25 years that the country had been able to avert being tugged into an American tailspin.