Sentence examples for thwart potential from inspiring English sources

But his detractors say he did so to thwart potential rivals to his authority.

Hundreds of city cops had been detailed to the grounds, to thwart potential merrymakers.

Organizations that pursue this strategy will be ready to gain a step on traditional competitors and thwart potential disruptors.

The agency has recently reduced access by outsiders to the radar offices and closed some parking spaces near the buildings to thwart potential truck-bombers, among other steps.

A proposed ban on taking photographs in the subway, meant to thwart potential terrorists, has been rejected as too broad to be enforceable, the police said yesterday.

"Indeed, most Americans worry that we are not doing enough to thwart potential terrorist attacks, not that we are doing too much," Mr. Hatch said.

Q That also thwarts potential squabbling among partners, no?

But if "Violet Fire" was meant to reflect upon vast promise and thwarted potential, the results illustrated the point in a manner unintended by its creators.

"I Have Found It," after all, features a wise, long-suffering mother, at least a half-dozen thwarted, potential and actual marriages and, most important, a handful of extravagant, show-stopping musical numbers.

Would it make your desired outcome more likely by building up useful alliances, enhancing your credibility, increasing the value you bring to the table, strengthening your no-deal option, weakening that of the other side, or thwarting potential blockers?

He also said that the razor wire -- he prefers to call it by its prettier name, concertina wire -- protects what is left of residents' belongings by thwarting potential looters.