Sentence examples for called upon to defuse from inspiring English sources
A quarter of a century later, in 1992, Christopher was called upon to defuse another LA race crisis, this one stemming from the police beating of the black motorist Rodney King.
Chelsea did have an impressive performer in Didier Drogba, who waged a solitary battle in attack, but it was telling that Ricardo Carvalho, called upon to defuse many attacks, was the best player on the field.
The F.B.I., federal firearms agents and the Michigan State Police were called in to defuse the devices.
Would she have been called in to defuse the situation by entertaining her fans, or would her presence have thrown more fuel on an already volatile situation?
After both sides' armies agreed to "de-escalate" tensions, on January 16th Pakistan's foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, called for talks to defuse them.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has said the officers misrepresented him at a press conference after the meeting, which the minister had called to defuse the row with police.
MacPhee said that Melvin had planned to kill Marriott earlier, but that time, MacPhee called the police to defuse the situation.
Both China and Russia have called on the South to defuse tensions and US officials too are privately expressing their concern about Seoul's new, more aggressive stance.
He has led or serving on numerous key committees and has been called upon frequently to break political logjams or defuse controversies.
