Sentence examples for potential to forestall from inspiring English sources

Co-edited "Confrontations" with John Wall: "The principle of negotiation itself, if conducted on the basis of equality, allays fears and has the potential to forestall violence.

In light of the potential cardiovascular benefits of chocolate or tomato products on factors other than blood pressure, and the potential to forestall progression to hypertension by ongoing treatment (e.g. 2 years) of prehypertension [ 4], future long-term studies assessing cardiovascular outcomes, tolerance and compliance of a dietary treatment would be of interest.

Holbrooke must know that there will be no American victory in this war; he can only try to forestall potential disaster.

The palace did not explain why it had reneged on its plan to make both statements simultaneously, but one possibility is that it wanted to forestall potential tabloid efforts to follow the car in a dangerous fashion while trying to photograph the contents of the paper.

Just as he had contributed decisively to the creation of the League of the Three Emperors (Dreikaiserbund) by appearing in Berlin in 1873 by the side of Tsar Alexander II, he endeavoured also on later occasions to forestall potential conflicts with Russia through personal contacts, without realizing the fundamental nature of the antagonism between the two countries.

The appointment was largely symbolic, and Ismay "was at least partly appointed to forestall potential criticism by his friend Winston Churchill".

In order to forestall potential challenges, China's leadership has increasingly muzzled the press, limiting, in particular, reporting or commentary that could adversely affect stock prices or the currency.

Three days after the attack, President Barack Obama ordered airstrikes on the Islamic State to forestall a potential genocide of fifty thousand Yazidis.

The report, by the National Academies Institute of Medicinee, answers a question from the National Institutes of Health, which wanted to know what it should do to forestall a potential disaster as more and more men take testosterone without knowing whether it helps or harms.

Instead, Western petroleum executives say they want prices to stay high so they can keep investing in unconventional sources of oil in places like the Arctic or the deep offshore, and to forestall a potential shortfall in supply.

Does Moscow really think that sticking its neck out pre-emptively to forestall any potential future sanctions vote in case of an uprising in Belarus is worth earning the hatred and contempt of the youth of the Muslim world?