averting


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Synonyms for averting

the act of preventing something from occurring

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the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away

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The Pakistan Army and Pakistan Rangers responded swiftly to KE's request for aid in averting the threat of flooding at the grid station.
The EACC further intensified the disruption of corrupt networks in county governments and thereby averting illegal payments of Sh1.3 billion by Kitui County to undeserving contractors.
It said kickstarting growth in the process of recovery and averting the gestation of another crisis was not an easy task and would take a lot more than fiscal consolidation and financial stabilisation.
CAA advisory is basically issued to save passengers' precious time by averting the inconvenience of flight cancellations and delays, press release added.
In January, President Barack Obama signed a law averting many of the tax implications of sequestration, but a decision on the budget cuts was delayed until March.
US: US Vice President Joe Biden was heading to Capitol Hill late Monday to meet Senate Democrats amid signs that a deal with Republicans could be imminent on averting the fiscal cliff crisis.
UNION leaders are to consider an offer aimed at averting pre-Christmas strikes on ScotRail trains.
Economists widely expect the United States will strike an 11th-hour deal to increase its $14.3 trillion borrowing authority, averting disaster.
LARKANA, August 28, 2010 (Balochistan Times): As the security forces and the irrigation department are engaged in averting devastation in Larkana following breaches in Keerthar canal, a shutter-down strike was observed in the city on a call of Jeay Sindh Tehrik against alleged incidents of firing on shelter camps of flood affectees in Karachi.
The measures aim at averting inconvenience to citizens, particularly duringRamadan's high temperatures.
A DEAL to resolve the bitter fuel drivers' pay dispute was agreed last night, averting the threat of further strikes.
CRUCIAL talks aimed at averting a strike by hundreds of tanker drivers were held yesterday amid signs that some drivers were panic-buying petrol.
TALKS aimed at averting a series of strikes by London Underground workers are to be held over the next few days, raising hopes that travel chaos can be averted.