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1 He said he thought he could avert a war .
2 God avert a war like this.
3 Pope John Paul is to send a senior cardinal to Washington on a personal peace mission to try to avert a war in Iraq.
4 He averted a war , and gained all the diplomatic advantages that were possible.
5 Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi premier, averted a war by allowing United Nations weapons inspectors access to his contested presidential sites.
6 "I genuinely thought I could avert a war . "
7 I was quiet also because I had averted a war and saved many lives today, and that's a peculiar feeling that's difficult to describe.
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