Sentence examples for was unable to avert from inspiring English sources

Although the liberation from Russia occurred peacefully, Finland was unable to avert a violent internal conflict.

But she was unable to avert its revocation (August 1568), which heralded the third civil war.

Shearer became caretaker manager at Newcastle United in the spring of 2009 but was unable to avert relegation and he is conscious that whatever job he takes next has to offer him a fighting chance of success.

Eberts was unable to avert disaster and the company was sold in 1987.

I was unable to avert my eyes… I knew I had witnessed something I needed to transcribe.

He's unable to complete another novel.

But Poland stands to benefit from a weaker currency via an improved foreign trade balance, and may even be unable to avert an increase in the deficit.

In closing arguments, a lawyer for the S.E.C. claimed that the Bents tried to soothe investors' fears while knowing that they would be unable to avert disaster for the fund.

Mr Kudrin has resisted them, a rare accomplishment for him and his few fellow liberals in the government, who were unable to avert the Yukos debacle and have not been able to push through structural reforms even though the country is flush.However, Mr Kudrin has been weakened by unrest over a big reform that was implemented but botched.

In 1996, the last time New Jersey's political leaders were shocked into overhauling the State Division of Youth and Family Services, elected officials promised to do everything possible to prevent the kind of wrenching child abuse deaths that the agency had too often been unable to avert.

This attempt was averted when Mercer was unable to acquire the 75% shareholding needed to liquidate the company.