Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.
1 Strict regulation also helped Chile's banks fend off the global financial crisis.
2 Ultimately, however, no strategy will likely be enough to fend off obsolescence.
3 Banks help companies raise funds or carry out or fend off takeovers.
4 Louise said: These are not to fend off attackers after the children.
5 Record how long the chant was able to fend off stray thoughts.
6 Most of those were AIDS patients unable to fend off another illness.
7 Lois held up her hands as if to fend off his words.
8 She managed to fend off around 300 youths to protect her business.
9 She was trying to fend off the despair a few seconds longer.
10 Mitchell proved instrumental in helping the Jazz fend off the Rockets throughout.
11 His face was only grave when he wished to fend off laughter.
12 The LGA also has to fend off the ever-present threat of secession.
13 She'd had to fend off two of them outside the apartment earlier.
14 A pā built to fend off a superpower - defended, then abandoned.
15 Her hands rose as if to fend off what she was seeing.
16 Wellington's legendary Taniwha is being invoked to fend off the Wellywood sign.
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