Sentence examples similar to forestall embarrassing from inspiring English sources

George Bush, in almost the last act of his presidency, pardoned six Reagan officials involved in Iran-contra in order to forestall their possibly embarrassing trials.Aides, of course, can crack eventually.

If Queen Elizabeth hoped that the collapse of the court case last week against Paul Burrell, the royal butler accused of stealing hundreds of items belonging to Diana, the Princess of Wales, would forestall the disclosure of embarrassing royal secrets, she was sorely mistaken.

In a letter filed with the court on Thursday, Mr. Spivack said articles in The Times about Dr. Biederman had "publicly embarrassed Dr. Biederman and, in part, led to an agreement to forestall contact with pharmaceutical companies".

But that may just forestall the inevitable.

To forestall such failures banks maintain equity.

Also, it did nothing to forestall foreclosures.

Nothing embarrassing.

Nevertheless: embarrassing.

Probably embarrassing.

Bit embarrassing.

Or embarrassing.