The phrase "avert potential" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is commonly used to describe actions or efforts taken to prevent or avoid potential problems or negative outcomes. Some examples of how to use this phrase in a sentence are: - "The company implemented new safety protocols to avert potential accidents in the workplace." - "The government's strict regulations were put in place to avert potential environmental disasters." - "The doctor prescribed medication to avert potential health complications." - "We must take proactive measures to avert potential conflicts within the team." - "The manager's quick thinking helped avert potential financial losses for the company."
To avert potential problems, Mayor Giuliani asked employers to stagger working hours.
During the Cuban missile crisis (1962), a new series of arms-control issues appeared, including the need for diplomatic communication to avert potential nuclear catastrophe.
With the rumor mill running at the speed of Twitter, it took days to set the record straight and avert potential disaster.
Over the years, Mylan has spent lavishly on ads designed to promote what the company calls "increased anaphylaxis awareness," which really meant making people believe that having easy access to EpiPens was necessary to avert potential disaster.
Its government, at the request of its large and powerful neighbor, China, announced this month that it would seal off access to the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepali side to avert potential anti-Chinese protests.
Halep serves up the first double fault of this set to make it 30-30, but holds her nerve to avert potential disaster by winning consecutive points and holding her serve.
And behind the scenes, the administration engaged in the kind of widespread outreach to city and state lawmakers that was missing in December, averting potential problems early on.
Fotis Kouvelis, a low-key Athenian lawyer who is the party's leader, could prove helpful in averting potential collisions between Mr Samaras and Evangelos Venizelos, the leader of PASOK.
NEW YORK investors, however, have some good news: New York City and the state averted potential credit problems in the year after the Sept. 11 attacks because of active budget management and, in the state's case, strong reserves, according to a recent report by Standard & Poor's.
Lincoln averted potential British intervention in the war by defusing the Trent Affair in late 1861.
Euro zone countries agreed late on Friday night to extend financial assistance to Greece for another four months, averting potential Greek bankruptcy and a Euro exit, while Greece agreed to make cuts to its anti-austerity spending plan.
