Sentence examples for fend off calls from inspiring English sources

The British government continues to fend off calls for a referendum on the EU constitution.

Republican leaders had managed to fend off calls for a special prosecutor or independent commission to take over the Russia investigations.

As measured by the consumer prices index, inflation is currently running at 1.6%, making it relatively simple for the Bank to fend off calls for tighter policy.

C1 Italian Bank Official Resigns Antonio Fazio, the governor of the Bank of Italy, resigned after managing for months to fend off calls to step down.

Although Mr Blair is putting a brave face on things, agreement to an EU constitution will present him with a big political headache, as he struggles to fend off calls for a referendum.

See articleTo fend off calls for more freedom, Algeria's president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, announced plans to allow independent radio and television stations for the first time since independence in 1962.A UN panel warned that Yemen was close to civil war.

Amid two years of double-digit gains and mounting fears of a housing bubble, her government has consistently fended off calls to intervene.

George Bush fended off calls for the resignation of Mr Rumsfeld.

Spicer is fending off calls from investors almost every day.

Over the next 13 months, Mr. Gates vigorously fended off calls for his resignation while struggling to manage the department.

The bank's governor, Mr King, fended off calls to relax collateral terms or to provide longer-term financing.