Sentence examples for attempt to forestall a from inspiring English sources
In an attempt to forestall a repeat of the Southern Cross fiasco, the government will now force care homes to prove they are financially stable.
In 1994, for example, Mexico's central bank significantly increased loans to private banks, in an attempt to forestall a recession before a presidential election.
Britain's financial regulator said today that it would temporarily suspend some rules governing how insurance companies invest in the stock market, in an attempt to forestall a snowballing effect when insurers are forced to sell stocks into a falling market.
Some conspiracy-minded speculators on HackerNews even theorized that the tweet was an attempt to forestall a hostile takeover from the Saudis.
Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, said, "It is not accurate to explain DOMA as motivated by an attempt to forestall a constitutional amendment.
The talks in Amman come just a few weeks before a three-month deadline to return to the negotiating table laid out by the Quartet during hasty discussions at the U.N.'s general assembly in September, part of an attempt to forestall a Palestinian statehood bid.
He has used the phrase "flat out" before - the last time on February 25 when, exasperated by questioning in the House of Commons, he attempted to forestall a difficult discussion about Iraq by telling everybody he was working flat out.
If you believe with me that Bill S. 764 is greenwashing, a smokescreen, an attempt to forestall any meaningful regulation, then please add your voice to mine by asking President Obama to veto the "National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard," asking him instead to tell Congress he wants a bill that actually protects Americans.
But the move is bound to be seen as an attempt to forestall any leadership challenge in the the wake of the poor showing.
The move will be interpreted by many as an attempt to forestall any takeover bid by the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov who owns 24% of the club's shares.
Kyle Orton received a preseason contract extension, a testament to his fine performance and an attempt to forestall what seemed an inevitable quarterback controversy.
