Sentence examples for able to stem the from inspiring English sources

Neither Havana nor Tehran has been able to stem the brain drain.

Not even the patronage of Gordon Brown has been able to stem the ebbing tide.

Hishām ibn ʿAbd Al-Malik (reigned 724 743) was able to stem the tide temporarily.

"We have been able to stem the tide of uncontrolled transmission," says Dr Safdar.

Nextdoor was able to stem the bleeding in a relatively short period of time.

Have any states been able to stem the poverty-increasing effects of the Great Recession?

Federer won 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (13-11) and Murray, despite a decent start and a rousing finish, was rarely able to stem either the power or the ingenuity of the Swiss's near-perfect game.

However, after years of heading in the wrong direction, the company has been able to stem its losses over the last year, as losses from the first half of 2013 were pegged at $21 million, which compare favorable from its loss of $32 million in the first half of 2012.

Some South African authorities and newspapers initially called Mr. Shuttleworth's mission an indulgence, but he has been able to stem much of the criticism through his scientific works and his efforts in starting an educational program for children in science and technology.

The Nasdaq market, which was able to stem losses even as the Dow drifted lower, was only some 2% off its peak.

"Through their equity partnerships and personal relationships, they've been able to stem a lot of the attrition you'd normally see," he said.