1. I knew that helped stave off depressive episodes.

2. I will do my best to stave off his participation.

3. He bounced about very rapidly to stave off the chill.

4. This could help stave off a damaging rise in interest rates.

5. She brought some fruit on the journey to stave off hunger .

6. The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.

7. Zog failed to stave off Italian ascendancy in Albanian internal affairs.

8. Mr Gusinsky is seeking foreign investors to stave off Gazprom's grab.

9. We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.

10. 1 I will do my best to stave off his participation.

11. 13 Mr Gusinsky is seeking foreign investors to stave off Gazprom's grab.

12. 4 We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.

13. 12 This could help stave off a damaging rise in interest rates.

14. 5 The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.

15. 3 She brought some fruit on the journey to stave off hunger .

16. Bank makes last effort to stave off interest rise. 00am: Pound at 77

17. 14 Media support organisations and Western governments have helped stave off the worst.

18. Turns out doing crossword puzzles can stave off some of the effects of Alzheimer's.

19. 9 Bank makes last effort to stave off interest rise. 00am: Pound at 77

20. Though Saskia musters all her forces to stave off adolescence, hormones are against her.

21. In villages leading into Bastogne, two American battalions stave off a massive panzer assault

22. I kept incredulously ordering more drinks, in a doomed bid to stave off this conclusion.

23. Daily walks help stave off behavior problems, although Chow Chows can be resistant to exercise.

24. 28 The catch was welcome, but more to vary our diet than stave off hunger.

25. 10 Though Saskia musters all her forces to stave off adolescence, hormones are against her.

26. 19 I kept incredulously ordering more drinks, in a doomed bid to stave off this conclusion.

27. In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.

28. There was always the real ale to stave off the effects of ageing for a while.

29. The two-year subsidy is intended to stave off colliery closures until after the general election.

30. 38 synonyms for Avert: ward off, avoid, prevent, frustrate, fend off, preclude, stave off, forestall, turn

31. 27 They are constantly changing their numbers, or going ex-directory to stave off threatening calls.

32. 15 The two-year subsidy is intended to stave off colliery closures until after the general election.

33. 2 In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.

34. And how many more will the Pentagon sacrifice to stave off further criticism of its gender policies?

35. Uremic Agma Traditionally, bicarbonate has been used to support the pH in efforts to stave off dialysis

36. Frankly, we've worked very hard to stave off an arrest after the misunderstanding about your camping trip.

37. 6 There was always the real ale to stave off the effects of ageing for a while.

38. Somehow, we drew strength from each other, enough to stave off death for a little while longer.

39. Communalized Play Hoping to stave off individualism, parents formalize interaction through toys Implications - As technology infiltrates childhood more and more, the desire to push children in a more social-centric direction is taking precedent to help stave off the effects of …

40. 11 To stave off the pangs and cool the tongue, tapas are eaten and La Ina is drunk.

41. 21 Mr Karimov knows that he will stand or fall on his ability to stave off economic collapse.

42. 20 Even if the company wins the order, however, it will be too late to stave off 300 redundancies.

43. Ward off, avoid, prevent, frustrate, fend off, preclude, stave off, forestall A fresh tragedy was narrowly Averted yesterday

44. 24 And how many more will the Pentagon sacrifice to stave off further criticism of its gender policies?

45. 17 Somehow, we drew strength from each other, enough to stave off death for a little while longer.

46. Even if the company wins the order, however, it will be too late to stave off 300 redundancies.

47. Nicklaus, who was paired with Floyd, also putted fairly well, holing six birdies to stave off two bogeys.

48. 16 Nicklaus, who was paired with Floyd, also putted fairly well, holing six birdies to stave off two bogeys.

49. Whitehall had no idea where to find the professionals who would stave off the imminent cultural vandalism of television.

50. The slates on modern Carom tables are usually heated to stave off moisture and provide a consistent playing surface.

51. 26 His ambition was to eat as little as possible, and in this way to stave off his hunger.

52. Parts of the grandiose Stalin-era building were sold to casino owners to raise money to stave off closure.

53. The city has been just as quick to stave off potential security problems at its rock-walled transit center.

54. Beanies from The House are the classic option to top off your noggin and stave off the cold weather

55. Our modern funerary practices are designed to stave off the natural processes that happen to a body after death.

56. 23 Whitehall had no idea where to find the professionals who would stave off the imminent cultural vandalism of television.

57. 8 The city has been just as quick to stave off potential security problems at its rock-walled transit center.

58. 25 Some people carry a ten dollar bill, to keep the potential mugger happy and stave off an angry attack.

59. 18 Parts of the grandiose Stalin-era building were sold to casino owners to raise money to stave off closure.

60. They tend to walk, the only proven way to stave off cognitive decline, and they all tend to have a garden.

61. Google spent $30 million on their RE<C project to develop renewable energy and stave off catastrophic climate change.

62. 29 The question humankind must ask is whether the balancing act the president suggests is enough to stave off global devastation.

63. These were noises to stave off the silence into which misery might seep, noises to throw against the hardness of life.

64. Should scientists Artificially cool the planet to stave off climate catastrophe? Here's everything you need to know: What is geoengineering? Some …

65. 30 To cope with this, the manager has to try and stave off time pressures without losing the momentum of gaining popularity.

66. Otton hitched on to this ride and had so much fun that he managed to stave off the customary platoon with Kyle Wachholtz.

67. The bull , Taurus , takes over the throat and Taureans are advised to drink lots of water daily to stave off sore throat or dehydration .

68. 7 These were noises to stave off the silence into which misery might seep,(www.Sentencedict.com) noises to throw against the hardness of life.

69. 22 Otton hitched on to this ride and had so much fun that he managed to stave off the customary platoon with Kyle Wachholtz.

70. A functional Alcoholic might drink moderately throughout the day — never enough to get drunk but always enough to curb cravings and stave off alcohol withdrawal symptoms

71. Expand and conquer, stave off rival Cartels and authority attention, earn people's loyalty and try to overcome the doomed fate of a drug lord with too much power.

72. Lots of people use Brain teasers and similar games to exercise their noodle, but the jury is still out on whether these types of activities actually help stave off cognitive decline or if they're

73. Regular weight lifting (one to five kilos) can stave off the loss of muscle mass as a whole by greatly thickening individual fibres, but it doesn't appear to reverse age-related loss of fibres and motor neurons.

74. I initially hoped to stave off any Broodiness by persuading my wife to take a job as a teacher.: However, despite his claims and Field's Broodiness, the Angels hitmaker insists he has no plans for parenthood just yet.: Cast primarily because of his physical resemblance to Debussy, Oliver Reed has surprisingly little to do except intersperse smouldering Broodiness and violent rage.