Sentence examples for was contained when from inspiring English sources

The immediate crisis was contained when Abu Dhabi threw Dubai a $10bn lifeline for an imminent bond repayment, and to allow the company to pay running costs while discussions continue.

"Fire damage can best be contained when the fire is detected and extinguished early," Mr. Strauss-Kahn said.

It's as if the language of God cannot be contained when etched on stones or printed on pages: it needs to be embodied, lifted from a flat and lifeless text and made real in performance.

The Times said that the fire began around 3 a.m. on Saturday and was believed to be contained when it flared up again and exploded a propane tank in Mr. Rosenquist's studio.

So before any work on the steel is done, workers must carefully cordon off areas of several hundred square feet and build virtually airtight polyester tents around them, so that the dust and chips from the paint are contained when they are blasted.

The absolute threat can no longer be contained when it comes neither from an already constituted state nor even from a potential state that might be treated as a rogue state (Rogues, p. 105).

To this die, the whipped cream cravings in me and my HuffPost Taste compatriots can hardly be contained when we hear the bells that begin this song.

A pandemic is considered to be contained when IAR falls below 10%.

Contagion was contained, however, when Abu Dhabi and regional banks stepped in to subscribe to a $20 billion bond issued by Dubai earlier this year.

This is one reason why Ebola, a relatively difficult disease to catch, spread so easily in west Africa but was contained almost immediately when it reached North America and Europe.

As tens of thousands of fleeing East Germans poured in to Hungary and Czechoslovakia, the pressure built and built until it could no longer be contained.When you cannot dam a wave, it's better to try and ride it.