Sentence examples for to avoid sinking from inspiring English sources

The strong demand from investors raised hopes that Italy would be able to avoid sinking into a financial crisis, as Greece and Portugal have.

Johnson was in the wheelhouse when Cheltenham failed to steer their way around enough icebergs to avoid sinking into the murky depths of the National League last season.

But in losing Gerty, Mr. Davies loses Lily's -- and the film's -- connection to the "other half" of New York, into which she is finally unable to avoid sinking.

He faces the near certainty of large numbers of defections from his ranks on Monday as he tries to win support for the compromise with the Senate, which he needs to avoid sinking the deal and owning the political fallout.

He certainly needs strong nerves to avoid sinking into depression after a survey by Ipsos yesterday gave him the lowest rating he has had since becoming Labour party leader, while David Cameron's are at their highest since 2010.

Although access to information is becoming increasingly unrestricted and the world continues to grow more complex, providing the tools for understanding has become imperative to avoid sinking into paranoia or paralysing anxiety.

"I didn't realize just how easily linkages across decision-makers can be formed," says psychologist Barry Staw of the University of California, Berkeley, who was one of the first researchers to suggest using a second decision-maker to avoid sunk costs.

Due to this and to avoid sunk costs of previous investments in this infrastructure, there is a strong motivation to continue the current system rather than to redesign and redirect development.

In Lizard Pose, place blocks under your hands or forearms to help you avoid sinking too deeply into your hips.

In the low saline environment in the Baltic Sea, cod eggs need to be highly hydrated to maintain buoyancy and avoid sinking into the deeper anoxic water layers.

If he can become the leader this team needs and reverse his declining performances then perhaps San Francisco can avoid sinking to the bottom of the division.