Sentence examples similar to it skirted disaster from inspiring English sources
Greece skirted disaster this week by persuading investors and politicians that it is finally on track to fix its finances.
As the game continued, Carlsen skirted disaster again and again, and Kramnik's confidence appeared to fray.
PARIS — Greece skirted disaster Friday with a landmark bond swap deal that clears the way for billions of euros in bailout funds.
In that race, Miller took plenty of risks, and when he crossed the finish line, he pumped his fist in exultation, knowing he had skirted disaster his entire journey down the hill.
A month later, Hamelin's raiding campaign skirted disaster when a winter hurricane on the voyage back to Île de France almost wrecked his flagship Vénus.
Trump's business deals in South Florida illustrated his blend of panache and caution, his hunger for Russian cash and his ability to skirt disaster.
He suggested that the passengers aboard the Northwest Airlines flight were lucky to skirt disaster and warned that future attacks might not be thwarted unless communication improved among intelligence officials.
The Capitals kept skirting disaster, killing an offensive-zone interference penalty from Jason Chimera and a slashing on Brooks Orpik, caused because he turned the puck over near the defensive blue line.
— it skirts the real issue.
It skirts accountability.
