Sentence examples for battled to avoid from inspiring English sources

Then last season, they battled to avoid the drop.

As Argentina battled to avoid default in 2001, citizens were restricted in the amount of cash they could withdraw from their bank accounts.

Findus also vehemently denied that horsemeat in its beef lasagne had anything to do with an efficiency drive related to its £220m refinancing last September, as it battled to avoid a restructuring.

Tonight's all but enforced capitulation of the BBC marked the moment of reckoning that director general Mark Thompson and outgoing BBC Trust chief Michael Lyons had battled to avoid since early last year, when David Cameron, then opposition leader, first talked about freezing the licence fee and linking its funding to wider public sector cuts.

Potter, who is returning to his native Australia, had been working for free, as had Cummins, at Odsal since July as the club battled to avoid liquidation.

Having already played for both clubs, he was ineligible to feature for Notts as they battled to avoid relegation but never officially retired as a player.

Congress and the BJP, by contrast, had to battle to avoid the wooden spoon.

But they say that they have also learned what battles to avoid, and that some federal lands are in fact great to have around.

Slovenia is already battling to avoid being forced to take a bailout, primarily due to the problems in its mainly state-owned banking sector.

In the interim the Tannadice team must battle to avoid that drop while Celtic have the matter of their title joust with Rangers to consider.

Early results showed the two California entries -- the Foucheck Investment Club of San Francisco and the Coastal Stock Watchers of Carlsbad -- battling to avoid becoming the first casualty.