Sentence examples for to avoid a big loss from inspiring English sources

Hoping to avoid a big loss, he threw the ball as he was about to hit the ground.

Now, with the Summer Games in London five months away, NBC is hoping to avoid a big loss on its $1.18 billion rights fee, the most paid for the Olympics by a United States network.

He was looking to avoid a big loss when the need to withdraw funds would be there.

So why aren't President Barack Obama and the Democrats getting enough credit for that to avoid a big loss in Tuesday's midterm elections?

The Italians won primarily in the bidding, but Poland could have avoided a big loss with a better view in the bidding and play of the diagramed deal, which was Board 20.

To avoid a potentially big loss, many companies exclude particularly expensive trips from their list of guaranteed departures.

To avoid a massive loss, keep a vigilant eye on the market.

The status quo bias derives in part from our well-documented tendency to avoid a loss even if we could achieve a big gain.

Each side needs to allow the other to avoid a loss of face.

BAYLOR 92, KANSAS ST. 86 Michael Beasley scored a Big 12-record 44 points and his fellow freshman Bill Walker scored 31 for No. 24 Kansas State (18-8, 8-4), but it was not enough to avoid a loss at Baylor (18-8, 6-6).

He left with the Orioles down, 4-1, but managed to avoid a third straight loss.