Sentence examples for an effort to defuse from inspiring English sources

In an effort to defuse the situation, both countries rescinded diplomatic protests regarding the episode.

In an effort to defuse the situation, NATO opened talks between all parties, a move that was praised by the United States.

Moves to create some 800 permanent sites across England for Traveller families will be announced today in an effort to defuse community tensions with settled residents.

President Bush said that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld would be sent to India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the growing threat of nuclear war.

Those releases came after Mr. Putin spoke with Qatar's emir, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, in an effort to defuse tensions.

Perhaps in an effort to defuse the criticism before it starts, Mr. Bush's trade officials have been rapidly issuing exemptions from the steel tariffs.

That was clearly an effort to defuse the protests by the activists against the show, orchestrated through a Web site, www.stopdrlaura.com.stopdrlaura.com

In an effort to defuse the dispute, the village board voted on March 23 to reduce its beach driving permit to $25 for village residents and nonresidents alike.

In an effort to defuse similar concerns about potential conflicts of interest, Mr. Black resigned from his firm, BKSH, the previous week.

In issuing the new rules, Mr. Kelly sought to motivate officers to scrutinize their postings in what appeared to be an effort to defuse any lurking social media land mines.

In an effort to defuse the issue of radio interference and avoid court challenges, the commission scaled back its original proposal to license stations with a maximum of 1,000 watts, which could broadcast over areas 18 miles in diameter.