Sentence examples for have warded off from inspiring English sources

Some of those countries have warded off visits by warning him that, as court members, they are legally bound to arrest him.

"The steam and saunas have warded off the cellulite that comes with aging and relax me so much that I am always usually calm," said Ms. Rodgers, a real estate broker in her 40s who lives in Manhattan.

The shifts have been slow, partly thanks to zoning laws, which have warded off rapid real-estate development while keeping the area friendly to the small businesses that use it for storage and light manufacturing.

Mr. Bashir is already shunned by numerous leaders from countries who recognize the court's jurisdiction — 111 countries adhere to it — and while the leaders of many Arab and some African countries continue to meet with him, others have warded off visits by warning that as court members they are legally bound to arrest him.

But while his Purple Heart and Bronze Star hang on the wall of his basement in Mahopac, where the two men told their story on a recent evening, neither the medals nor his family's love have warded off the pain of taking fire, finding a baby's remains at a women's prison notorious for torture and encountering death on the battlefield.

A combination of the fee wanted by City for Tevez and the player's salary demands seem to have warded off potential suitors.

The outgoing president had warded off potential violence by persuading his party to accept the electoral results.

Only a trickle of migrants from even poorer places like Ukraine and Kazakhstan has warded off faster shrinkage.

Treasurer Joe Hockey has warded off criticism saying backpackers had been "enjoying" a tax free threshold of almost $20,000 and the playing field needed to be balanced out.

It is recession that has worried Wall Street, and the markets now seem to be reasonably confident that the Federal Reserve has warded off that threat.

He had warded off reporters, saying he knew nothing of her ascension to the vaunted coffee-table chair next to Regis before it actually happened.