Sentence examples for to avert escalating from inspiring English sources

Mr. Bush said the plan, which also included incentives for developing alternative energy sources and clean-burning fuels, reflected his determination to limit the country's vulnerability to the international oil market and to avert escalating prices and energy shortages.

These groups increase mutual understanding and open channels to work together to avert escalating problems.

Sixty countries backed by the World Bank and most UN bodies yesterday called for radical changes in world farming to avert increasing regional food shortages, escalating prices and growing environmental problems.

Further injury inflicted during a League Cup match on 17 December 2002, in a 2 0 win against Wigan Athletic escalated, while Bjørnebye was recovering in Norway, necessitating emergency surgery to avert the possibility of foot amputation.

Negotiations to avert a takeover are ongoing.

Urgent action was needed to avert crisis.

You almost want to avert your eyes.

To avert exhaustion, I might quibble.

"To avert that, I twisted his arm".

Some tried to avert the calamity here.

The deal to avert the fiscal cliff.