Sentence examples for quest to avoid any from inspiring English sources

That the actual practice of meritocracy mostly involves a strenuous quest to avoid any kind of downward mobility, for oneself or for one's kids, is something every upper-class American understands deep in his or her highly educated bones.

Their quest to avoid an innings defeat will be aided by a surface that remains true, albeit with some turn on offer to the spinners.

Dodds says that Csaba Laszlo's team, who already look destined for the play-offs having slipped 14 points behind league leaders St Mirren, cannot allow themselves to be distracted from their quest to avoid a third consecutive season in the Championship.

He speaks, of course, about the never-ending quest to avoid the middle seat.

A quest to avoid that problem led to the creation of drugs that block only COX-2 enzymes.

He does not discuss his alleged crimes in the book, but recounts his daily quest to avoid detection.

He does not discuss his crime in the book but recounts his daily quest to avoid detection.

IAN WOOFENDEN and Matt Buchman, neighbors in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, share a similar quest: to avoid wasting power in a way that most Americans unwittingly do every day.

Sometimes, the quest to avoid death can seem extreme, like in the much-publicized cases of Terry Shiavo and Marlise Munoz, where unnecessary life-extending procedures created exorbitant medical bills and emotionally burdened their loved ones.

Newcastle's drive for new recruits in their quest to avoid relegation is set to continue, with West Brom striker Saido Berahino and Tottenham winger Andros Townsend due to arrive this month.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla .— Tiger Woods's quest to avoid another missed cut and Rory McIlroy's failure to make the cut were the center of attention Friday at the Players Championship.