Sentence examples for struck to avert from inspiring English sources
Deals were struck to avert conflict over organizing new territory three times: the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
An eleventh hour agreement has been struck to avert planned strikes by junior doctors, which had been due to hit NHS services on 1 December and throughout the Christmas period.
Many governors here were bracing for potentially steep cuts in federal aid to their states, either through the automatic spending cuts set to take effect in January, or through whatever deal is struck to avert them.
Reports from Los Angeles say a deal has been struck to avert the first strike by Hollywood screenwriters in a decade.
Brian Gardner, an analyst at financial firm Keefe Bruyette & Woods, said a limited deal would likely be struck to avert the fiscal cliff, with larger fiscal issues pushed into 2013.
The rebels have begged for more air strikes to avert what they say is a potential massacre in Misrata.
When the first two American missile strikes against Qaeda camps in Yemen took place in December 2009, Mr. Saleh publicly claimed that they were Yemeni strikes to avert any anti-American backlash.
A short sale is preemptive strike to avert foreclosure when homeowners and lenders negotiate to sell the home at a lower rate rather than having the bank take outright possession of the home.
During the live event Saturday afternoon, United Teachers Los Angeles Vice President Gloria Martinez and L.A. Unified parent Josh Rutkoff took questions from parents who wanted to know whether their children would be punished for missing school, what it would take to avert a strike and when they would know for sure that the strike was on.
Results came hours after Senate leaders announced a deal had been struck to reopen the government and avert a Treasury default.
But even government officials seeking to combat a front-burner issue like that one are feeling the sting of the budget deal struck last Friday to avert a federal shutdown.
