Sentence examples for and prevented a from inspiring English sources

South Africa took a stand and prevented a walkout of African states during the debate.

The Montreal Protocol banned chlorofluorocarbons and prevented a catastrophic hole in the ozone layer.

"This was a very complicated situation, and their actions were extremely brave, appropriate and prevented a very big disaster".

Morris County authorities said a sprinkler system stemmed the spread of the fire and prevented "a real tragedy".

Unlucky Inheritance Mr. Obama and his economic team insist that their actions accelerated recovery and prevented a potential depression.

And although I had escaped the worst-case scenario, and prevented a rape, the nightmare was far from over.

"We would have liked to have been up by 3 so we could have fouled and prevented a miracle," Van Gundy said.

Ukrainian foreign minister, Pavlo Klimkin, tweeted that the latest treaty had preserved the "logic" of the first Minsk agreement and prevented a frozen conflict.

In his opinion the raid had saved lives, because it forced Japan's surrender and prevented a series of bloody battles into 1946.

His history of skin cancer required that he submit medical reports and prevented a posting to sun-baked Morocco that he had wanted.

Had Selig pushed for a permanent ban, however, and prevented A-Rod from playing while he appealed, even club owners might have challenged him, worrying that the eligibility of their assets suddenly rested in the hands of one man.