Sentence examples for avoiding sinking from inspiring English sources

Villa's focus is on avoiding sinking into the bottom three at the moment rather than trophies, but Cole is used to winning silverware, having claimed eight domestic trophies with Chelsea.

Outside speculators avoided sinking any money into the development of land until the pipeline was certain.

Looking at some of the worst things humans can suffer, thinking about unphotographable things, how do you avoid sinking into despair?

The strong demand from investors raised hopes that Italy would be able to avoid sinking into a financial crisis, as Greece and Portugal have.

If he can become the leader this team needs and reverse his declining performances then perhaps San Francisco can avoid sinking to the bottom of the division.

Johnson was in the wheelhouse when Cheltenham failed to steer their way around enough icebergs to avoid sinking into the murky depths of the National League last season.

But in losing Gerty, Mr. Davies loses Lily's -- and the film's -- connection to the "other half" of New York, into which she is finally unable to avoid sinking.

He faces the near certainty of large numbers of defections from his ranks on Monday as he tries to win support for the compromise with the Senate, which he needs to avoid sinking the deal and owning the political fallout.

Although access to information is becoming increasingly unrestricted and the world continues to grow more complex, providing the tools for understanding has become imperative to avoid sinking into paranoia or paralysing anxiety.

The sabkhah surface is not akin to quicksand, but its danger lies in the inability of the traveler to recognize its nature in time to avoid sinking into a morass.

He certainly needs strong nerves to avoid sinking into depression after a survey by Ipsos yesterday gave him the lowest rating he has had since becoming Labour party leader, while David Cameron's are at their highest since 2010.