Sentence examples for steps to avert from inspiring English sources

Since then, the transit agency has taken steps to avert such tragedies in the future.

"It is a signal that America is finally taking bold steps to avert a catastrophe for our children and grandchildren".

A1 Curbing Mideast Violence Israeli and Palestinian leaders took their first promised steps to avert further violence.

To frame the discussion about climate change, Francis issued an encyclical in June that implored Catholics to take difficult steps to avert climate collapse.

Though they have not succeeded in calming the markets, European leaders have taken a series of steps to avert a Lehman-like failure.

It may well be true in this case, and it may be best, all things considered, for the court to take steps to avert catastrophe.

The upper house shutdown was a drastic last step to avert political disaster.

Although there have not been any signs that an acquittal would spark violence, the ministers said they wanted to take a first step to avert disturbances.

Chamberlain's mistake in 1938 was not talking to Hitler – it was entirely sensible to take every possible step to avert another catastrophic world war – but to think Hitler could be bought off with a slice of Czechoslovakia.

The American Secretary of Defense, William S. Cohen, called the move "an important step to avert a humanitarian disaster," but that step fell short of a political decision to go ahead with military action, and Mr. Cohen said it was not an ultimatum.

Europe's ministers could agree at least that the first step to averting that outcome lies in Athens making a firm commitment to raise cash by selling assets and cutting spending.