Sentence examples for it would defuse from inspiring English sources

"It would defuse everything, and disarm them," she said.

He thought it would be quite funny and it would defuse things but clearly it was hugely misinterpreted.

While her parents initially told reporters that Farkhunda was mentally ill, her brother said they did so only at the behest of the police, who thought it would defuse tensions.

By Thursday morning, the health department had found a loophole that it hoped would defuse the dog-in-a-restaurant issue: a waiver from Dr. Farley.

After intense political struggle, Cape men were granted representative government in 1853, with a nonracial franchise that included a low property threshold, which, it was hoped, would defuse the discontent of both Afrikaners and the rebellious creolized Khoisan/Coloured population.

With a week to go, he issued a statement calling for all sides to reach a compromise – and it seems that at that stage he still hoped Morsi would defuse the situation by calling for early elections.

Another came the following day when the Tory candidate for Dudley North, a West Midlands marginal, resigned following claims that he had encouraged the hard-right English Defence League to plan a march against a planned mosque, creating tensions that he would defuse.Another factor is that the party seems to be losing its composure as it rounds the final bend.

This would defuse the crisis (and, as a bonus, allow Mr Schmitt to prove his independence).

Ataka's demand for a referendum would defuse the issue, he claimed, somewhat bafflingly.

They thought this would defuse any story that the magazine eventually published.

Fulham complained to the Premier League and Liverpool would defuse the situation with an apology.