Sentence examples for preempt a problem from inspiring English sources

Otherwise this is a bill that seems to preempt a problem that could happen in some cases.

Versace agreed with the swiftness of someone who has cleverly preempted a problem of their own making.

If presented with a polite version of, "You can have it on Wednesday, but we'll be able to preempt a lot of problems if we give it another two weeks to take X and Y into account," such people will often choose quality over speed, since the deadline was really just their version of yelling, "Push!" at a woman in childbirth because they think that's somehow supposed to help.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority preempted a possible problem by immediately injecting 3.88 billion Hong Kong dollars, or $500 million, into money markets.

Musk has moved to preempt a crisis by folding the solar-services provider into Tesla, but Tesla could soon be facing its own problems.

This largely symbolic motion, which passed, was designed to preempt a more extreme one planned by the separatist Bloc Québécois.

The main idea is to preempt a backlash and a primary challenge.

When we tell Sonya beforehand about the babysitter coming or a potential juice drought, we can sometimes preempt a tantrum.

To preempt a potentially dangerous escalation, Clinton summoned Arafat and Netanyahu to the Wye Plantation and exerted heavy pressure on both.

You preempt a color so that it becomes part of your identity.

Mr. Clinton gave in on this year's bill shortly before the election to preempt a "soft on defense" campaign argument.