The phrase "action to avert the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing measures taken to prevent a negative outcome or situation.
Example: "The government implemented an action to avert the impending economic crisis."
Alternatives: "measures to prevent the" or "steps to avoid the".
In Ottawa following a two-day visit to New York, Mr Cameron pressed home the need for quick action to avert the Eurozone crisis deepening.
As such, the competent bodies of the state must take action to avert the worst," General João Maria de Sousa said.
Solomon said she was hopeful the successful eradication of harmful CFCs would be followed by strong international action to avert the worst consequences of climate change.
Reading the decision, Justice Higgins said that Serbia "has not shown that it took any initiative to prevent what happened [at Srebrenica] or any action to avert the atrocities which were being committed".
And earlier this week, the island's biggest lender, the Bank of Cyprus, also called for "immediate and effective action" to avert the need for foreign support after official figures showed the budget deficit for the first half of this year had shot up to 3.47 percent of gross domestic product from 1.89 percent in the same period last year.
Hoping to exert some pressure on the government of President Robert Mugabe, the Chamber of Mines in Zimbabwe issued a stark warning this month about the state of the industry and urged action to avert the closing of the country's mines.
The Republican-controlled House faces a politically painful decision in the coming week about whether to give in to increasingly urgent demands from the Bush administration for action to avert a government financial crisis, the latest example of the White House economic agenda's becoming trapped in partisan gridlock.
President Obama has a clear interest in reaching a swift repatriation deal for the Yemenis in Guantánamo – but the international community must look beyond today's headlines and take rapid action to avert state failure on the Arabian peninsula.
For those interested in taking immediate, concrete action to avert climate catastrophe, go to the website of the Citizen's Climate Lobby.
A profits warning – as opposed to news of action to avert one – would have cranked the pressure up another notch.
"I.M.F.calls for euro action to avert global catastrophe," was among the more chilling headlines that accompanied reports from Tokyo, where the I.M.F.
