Sentence examples for avert overwhelming from inspiring English sources

4. The use of force to avert overwhelming humanitarian catastrophe has been emerging as a further, and exceptional, basis for the use of force.

Possible legal bases for the use of force: 2. As I have previously advised, there are generally three possible bases for the use of force: (a) self-defence (which may include collective self-defence); (b) exceptionally, to avert overwhelming humanitarian catastrophe; and (c) authorisation by the Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.

We avoided knowing too much; the urge to repress and avert was overwhelming, not only for the victims but also for the bystanders, who understood that for whatever reason they had been left alone.

Yes, but is it rational to simply ignore risks set out by the overwhelming majority of the scientific community that require long preparation to avert disaster?

The overwhelming priority for those who make decisions about energy must be to avert climate breakdown.

WASHINGTON -- If Congress fails to fund the federal government to avert a shutdown, most investigations into workplace safety and discrimination will cease on Tuesday morning, when the overwhelming majority of Labor Department and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission employees are pulled off the job.

Sound overwhelming?

Brune added: "We feel it's unconscionable that the overwhelming coverage has focused on the size of Trump's hands or how he belittles his opponents, as opposed to how our civilization will be powered and climate change averted".

In this city, where averting one's eyes on the subway is considered good form and gawking at celebrities bad form, there is an overwhelming amount of visual information to process.

Avert your gaze".

Underachievers avert your eyes.