Total humiliation averted, at least, which is good news.
Well, Debtageddon has been averted, at least for now.
The authorities have consoled themselves that a greater tragedy was averted at the Stade de France.
In large part, chaos seems to have been averted, at least initially.
Last month, planned killings were averted at schools in Fort Collins, Colo., San Jose, Calif., Hoyt, Kan., and Elmira, N.Y.
In Poland military intervention was averted at the last moment, with the Polish communists warning that they would fight.
[Early on Friday, another threat was apparently averted at a Tel Aviv night club, according to Reuters.
Professor Cachon and Mr. Fera said that the company began sharing internal accounts with the union, a move that averted at least one strike.
Yet what might have been a full-blown disaster for the region's charities (and for those who depend on them) has been averted, at least for now.
Customers won a significant victory in the battle with the banks earlier this month when a mass hearing was averted at Hull county court.
The good news for progressives is that danger #1 has been averted, at least so far — and not without a lot of anxiety first.
