Sentence examples for desire to avert from inspiring English sources

Central banks, with their renewed desire to avert credit bubbles, are likely to take a keen interest.

Critics, who suspected that Greece was banking on the euro zone's desire to avert a default, accused the government of stalling on essential economic measures.

"I doubt the principles of those who have already demonstrated a willingness to stoop to hate speech, misinformation and falsehoods in their desire to avert equality.

Milne, however, is entirely wrong to conclude that the Islamophobia he perceives is motivated by a desire to avert attention from western military adventurism and support for despots.

But neither child — David out of guilt, Lynn "out of a desire to avert the terrible punishment she knew I would receive" — would fess up to Lee about what had happened.

The 18-page classified report, they said, grapples with a problem that has bedeviled the White House's approach toward Egypt and other countries in recent days: how to balance American strategic interests and the desire to avert broader instability against the democratic demands of the protesters.

It appears evident, then, that if this state of things were prolonged, it would inevitably lead to the very cataclysm which it is desired to avert, and the horrors of which make every thinking man shudder in advance.

Desiring to avert the Civil War, he advocated acceptance of the several proposed compromises, including the Crittenden Compromise, authored by fellow Kentuckian John J. Crittenden.

We suddenly desire to see much of what we otherwise prefer to avert our eyes and attention away from.

Hillary Clinton said Carlos Pascual's decision to step down was "based upon his personal desire to ensure the strong relationship between our two countries and to avert issues" raised by the Mexican president, Felipe Calderón.

In trying to avert nuclear war, therefore, Russell was acting on a desire that for him had a high priority.