Sentence examples for avoided mishaps from inspiring English sources

When he was without a team-mate at Saint-Amand-Montrond and Bagnères-de-Bigorre, he avoided mishaps; he narrowly avoided Contador's chute on the descent into Gap; at L'Alpe d'Huez, when his team car went missing and he suffered from hunger knock, he got food in the nick of time.

But Contador did manage to avoid mishaps like those that occurred in the opening stage Saturday, when he was held up by a crash in front of him.

The book explains how to avoid mishaps and what to do if your happy home ever catches fire or there is a gas explosion (New York City Fire Museum, 278 Spring Street; $10.99).

And, when architects are now subjected to the most elaborate forms of control and project management, squeezing out invention in the interests of reducing risk, it is in order to avoid mishaps much like the Cambridge history faculty.

What is needed, argues Mr Lee, are programs to steer demand that are linked to supply-chain systems not only to avoid mishaps such as Volvo's green cars, but also to maximise a company's overall profit.Stanford engineering professors make a habit of backing their hunches by founding start-ups, and Mr Lee is no exception.

"Foreigners in London are little liked, not to say hated, so those who are wise take care to dress in the English style," Orazio Busino wrote in his diary, "and make themselves understood by signs whenever they can avoid speaking, and so they avoid mishaps".

Here are few precautions we could take to avoid mishaps while travelling by public transport.

Having a pre-existing knowledge of some important legal context will help you avoid mishaps that could cost you thousands of dollars and help you stay prepared in the face of a legal standoff in your business.

You can apply the same principle to your bank account even without the help of a CPA -- check on your finances daily to make sure spending is on-budget and to avoid mishaps like late fees or overdrafts.

Clear the area of pets and small children to avoid mishaps.

And stay with your baby at all times; a baby in a bath needs constant attention to avoid mishaps.