Sentence examples for attempting to avert a from inspiring English sources

The coup was carried out by hard-line Communist Party, KGB, and military officials attempting to avert a new liberalized union treaty and return to the old-line party values.

Meanwhile in a separate dispute management from CrossCountry trains have been in talks with RMT officials, attempting to avert a strike planned for Friday which would affect their services on the East Coast Mainline.

What if, in attempting to avert a scene, I wound up creating one?

Elsewhere, advertising group WPP is facing a row with its investors after handing its founder and chief executive, Sir Martin Sorrell, a 30% rise in his salary to £1.3m, while insurer Aviva has attempted to avert a rebellion at its annual general meeting on Thursday by announcing that chief executive Andrew Moss will not accept the 4.8% rise that would have pushed his £960,000 salary above £1m.

In a final drive for 46 yards, Maryland attempted to avert a shutout.

Argentina and other countries attempted to avert a full-scale naval arms race by offering to purchase one of the two dreadnoughts.

By attempting to avert financial hardship in this way, GE could instead create a public relations catastrophe.

Attempting to avert the company's collapse, the U.S. government granted Chrysler $1.5 billion in loan guarantees.

In the second innings, when he reached his own landmark, he was battling for his team, desperately attempting to avert first defeat and then, when that became inevitable, the humiliation of losing by an innings.

Attempting to avert her gaze from her former home ("That bitch is living in my house"), Rachel fixates on a neighbouring dwelling whose glamorous inhabitants seem to be staging theatrical acts of love for her viewing pleasure.

You will expend more emotional energy attempting to avert your "own knowing" than addressing your feelings head on.