Sentence examples for presentations to avert from inspiring English sources

Two former Justice Department officials from Democratic administrations and one from a Republican administration said that headquarters officials sometimes called U.S. attorneys' offices to relay concerns from defense lawyers, particularly in sensitive cases where defendants had made elaborate presentations to avert indictment.

Karen Lewis, the Chicago Teachers Union president, dismissed Mr. Sicat's presentation, saying that it did not represent a different approach to the closing process, but rather an attempt to avert community backlash.

A year ago, they were the highest-profile technology managers ever, making presentations to top executives and corporate boards, testifying before Congress and spending billions of dollars as the world worked feverishly to avert computer chaos as the year 2000 arrived.

Negotiations to avert a takeover are ongoing.

Urgent action was needed to avert crisis.

You almost want to avert your eyes.

War preparations continued as did diplomatic efforts to avert hostilities.

Could anything have been done to avert these failures?

Yet no one understands how to avert spontaneous preterm births.

Bruce Cain discusses ways to avert increasing risk of wildfire damages.

Staff act to avert or minimise harm (containment).