Sentence examples for possible to avert from inspiring English sources

"Officials are doing everything possible to avert a region-wide power blackout," he said.

But by making lifestyle modifications sooner rather than later, it is possible to avert these disasters, at least partially.

He had argued that he had done everything possible to avert a showdown, only to be frustrated by Democratic intransigence.

The union's acting general secretary, Keith Norman, said that on-board data recording equipment made it clear that Mr Martin had done everything possible to avert the accident.

This finding backed up a statement from the train drivers' union, Aslef, that Mr Martin had done everything possible to avert the accident.

As former monetary policy committee economist David Blanchflower keeps writing, with ever more anguished urgency, do everything possible to avert an entirely predictable social calamity.

The White House has been alert to any possible deal to avert an impeachment vote in the House and has heard what some officials described as encouraging signs from third parties in contact with House Speaker-designate Bob Livingston, R-La.

Chamberlain's mistake in 1938 was not talking to Hitler – it was entirely sensible to take every possible step to avert another catastrophic world war – but to think Hitler could be bought off with a slice of Czechoslovakia.

UN climate change experts have estimated the world can burn no more than 1tn tonnes of carbon in order to keep global temperature rises below two degrees – the maximum possible increase to avert catastrophic climate change.

Neither New York club would comment officially yesterday on Sosa's possible availability, to avert any tampering complaints, but Steve Phillips, the Mets' general manager, said the idea of a big deal before the July 31 trade deadline did not scare his team's front office.

Earlier this month, Congress waited until the last possible minute to avert a shutdown — waited so long, in fact, that the government was technically unfunded for a few moments — and we could see it wait till the last minute on the debt ceiling.