Sentence examples for sought to avert from inspiring English sources
After Pakistani terrorists ravaged Mumbai in 2008, he sought to avert an anti-Muslim backlash.
Talks were held in Brussels that sought to avert formal consultations at the WTO.
As for Spain, Madrid sought to avert fears that its much larger economy would suffer collateral damage.
The government has sought to avert a strike by signing an unusually generous collective bargaining agreement with the company's blue-collar work force.
Instead, he cited the eighteenth chapter of the Book of Matthew to explain that the war was a God-given tragedy that required the atonement of both the North and the South: "All dreaded it — all sought to avert it".
The plan that Mr. Obama introduced is intended to help the federal government recover the billions of dollars it handed out to struggling financial institutions last year as the White House and Congress sought to avert an economic collapse.
Seeking to avert any censorship, the private calendars were disguised within innocent-looking pictures.
Yet Democrats could seek to avert a broader assault on the bureau.
Primary prevention is the preemptive behavior that seeks to avert disease before it develops for example, vaccinating children against diseases.
The pilots' union, and trade groups representing large airlines and regional carriers, filed a suit on Friday seeking to avert the furloughs.
The broader futures industry now faces a wave of regulations that seek to avert a repeat of MF Global's sins.
