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Meanings of avert disaster in английском

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Usage of avert disaster in английском
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But Mr. Carroll was not so sure of Smith's ability to avert disaster.
The Hollow of Her Hand
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Thankfully, that epic effort from locals and a rainy winter season helped avert disaster.
The South African
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So the more a queen mates, the more likely she is to avert disaster.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
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He therefore jumped up rapidly to once more avert disaster.
The Green Mummy
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The pilots were able to avert disaster, safely grounding the flight after briefly losing control.
The South African
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Do good, be kind and merciful; let your moderation, if it may be, avert disaster.
Letters of Two Brides
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Swift as he had been, the action was not quickly enough conceived to avert disaster.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
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The report examined what it would take to avert disaster and what the consequences could be.
The Guardian
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They came just in time to avert disaster.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
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My efforts to avert disaster were in vain.
The new yorker
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Seeing the Colonel approaching, the Subaltern realised that something must be done instantly to avert disaster.
"Contemptible", by "Casualty"
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And powerless to avert disaster, you are condemned, therefore, to watch the damage of valuable property.
The Human Machine
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A step which, taken today, may lead to assured victory, taken tomorrow may barely avert disaster.
Winning a Cause: World War Stories
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AID workers sweated to dig latrines and avert disaster at the Mugunga camp in eastern Zaire yesterday.
The Irish Times
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A watchful eye might even avert disaster.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
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Nine agencies are involved and they agree that they do not have the capacity to avert disaster immediately.
The Irish Times
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