Sentence examples for we managed to stave from inspiring English sources

"We managed to stave them off in the second quarter and that's what won us the game, as after half-time we became dominant in the scrum.

Of course, they remind us, too, that we have managed to stave off the irrevocable; that our chances for living in harmony are, thankfully, still intact.

The company has managed to stave off global competition, too, by joining forces with its rivals.

Six years later, perhaps he hasn't quite managed to stave off that perception.

The government has managed to stave off default so far, at the expense of its citizens.

The company managed to stave off insolvency in January when its creditors agreed to roll over its loans.

They managed to stave off destruction of the equipment by peppering Polaroid with requests to surrender it.

But, as is illustrated by Monday's tragedy, the Mare Nostrum operation has not managed to stave off disaster.

The Liberty managed to stave off several runs by the Mystics, and went into the half leading, 38-27.

It's amazing that brokers managed to stave off being "disintermediated" by the Internet for so long.

In the final Boggle round, Marling's opponent managed to stave off humiliation to win, eleven points to six, but Marling had taken the match.