Much of this "forestalling" came in the form of higher dividend income, which surged in 2009-10 before plummeting a year later, as owner-directors of companies altered the timing of their own payouts.
But perhaps people can take that idea and say, "Well, if that's true, maybe we should do something to at least forestall the coming of the next cycle, or at least know what we're in for and learn to live with that".
The increase solidified a trend of ever-rising emissions that scientists fear will make it difficult, if not impossible, to forestall severe climate change in coming decades.
The post-Soviet lesson is that the real or realised threat of serious violence is likely to prevent or at least forestall popular revolution by inhibiting people from coming onto the streets or coming back again if they do.
But we can never know how the technologies that existed before electronic communication would have developed had e-mail not become dominant, or what other technologies might have come along whose development was forestalled by e-mail.
While change comes with great effort, often forestalled by the stubbornness of those who are unwilling to embrace the future, we are a better country for it.
Coming before half-time, the goal forestalled the teacup test.
Among them is a requirement that school districts develop what is known as an Academic Intervention Services plan for all students at each grade level as a way to forestall failure when it comes time to take Regents exams.
"This will happen unless we're making significant progress -- just them coming to the table will not forestall the actions we're going to take," said Mike Green, a spokesman for the union.
The coming age of reason wouldn't be forestalled by ninety or so suburban enthusiasts, in puffy nylon golf jackets and raspberry-pink twinsets, talking in tongues.
