Sentence examples for avert the spread from inspiring English sources

The Afghan scholar who banned the concert said it was to avert the spread of "immorality" in the city.

The US military moved rapidly in the South Pacific to establish military bases without allowing time for precautions and prevention measures to avert the spread of dengue.

Intended for Atrial Fibrillation wherein a surgeon makes small cuts or burns in the atria which can avert the spread of unsystematic electrical impulses.

But as we await more research on the effectiveness of microbicides and payments to families with girls in averting the spread of H.I.V., let's ensure that funding for prevention programs already proven effective for women and children, like those that stop mother-to-child transmission of the disease, continue to be improved and expanded.

Proper sanitation, including handwashing with soap, averts the spread of diarrhoeal disease, which is the second biggest killer of children under five.

Another common superstition spread by extremists is that vaccination is an attempt to avert the will of Allah.

Some tried to avert the calamity here.

The deal to avert the fiscal cliff.

Is there time to avert the strike?

UNICEF's responsibility, by and large, involves the dissemination of information about the potential pandemic, and actions to avert its spread, through schools.

[CTV] Chinese news reports say that officials seem to have finally halted the spread of cadmium, a toxic metal, in the Longjiang River after discharges from a mining operation, averting the contamination of drinking water supplies.