Sentence examples for close off the potential from inspiring English sources

The government rushed through legislation to close off the potential for further abuses of postal voting which have come to light since it was made available on demand five years ago.

But then the vagaries of a bad time slot and a small half-hour window inevitably close off the potential.

The police from the First Precinct closed off the street.

This doesn't close off the possibility of elevated musicianship.

Wright added: "We are really close off the pitch.

Do not close off the parentheses yet.

Knit decrease once more to close off the head.

Do not close off the remaining loops yet.

Use chairs or other objects to close off the area.

American diplomats in Africa have urged the governments in Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Chad and Burkina Faso to adhere to United Nations Security Council resolutions, indicating that the United States is trying to close off any potential escape routes for Colonel Qaddafi and his senior aides.

When the American bombing began, the Iranians sealed their border to prevent a new flow of refugees, certainly, but also to close off a potential Taliban escape route.