Although not every potential disaster could be averted, such studies provide rationale for spending money on the most pressing issues: stockpiling flu vaccines, shoring up rotting infrastructure, and, yes, preparing for higher sea levels.
A water ski show went on Monday as planned, but people were somber, preoccupied with discussions of how a neighbor child was recovering, how they themselves had narrowly averted injury and how such a peculiar chain of events could have happened at a celebration that had gone off smoothly (aside from a few faintings and rainouts) for 47 years.
Such a prospect was averted, however, when the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers attacked and seized one of the bridges before it could be demolished.
But Pakistan's ruling elites assume that such a crisis will always be averted with help from international donors.
Fun fact: Smiley faces are popular partly because body language is such a large factor of human communication — even small movements in the body, like crossed arms or averted eyes, send important cues to whoever you're talking to.
The cost of inclusion is a double life of hypocrisy and studiously averted eyes. 5. Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin What a relief to discover that someone as naive, provincial and uncool as Mary Ann Singleton can find her place in such a racy, bohemian crowd.
Such an incident was averted when Rhodesia adopted an original sixteen-bar arrangement by Captain Ken MacDonald, the Rhodesian African Rifles' bandmaster.
"It is probable that this potential fiasco may only have been averted because of our phone calls – it is apparent to us that neither the minister nor anyone else in the Labour government seems to have thought there was anything wrong with a senior minister hosting such an event".
A confrontation was averted, however, when a Merrill Lynch representative approached the protesters and talked about arranging a meeting.
