1. They are staving off the aquatic theory to protect a vacuum.

2. 22 But he chose a drastic method of staving off wrinkles, a potbelly , the whims of a fickle public.

3. The Cottar men may have been adventurous, loyal and exciting but without their wives, they would have had difficulty staving off bankruptcy

4. The Federal Reserve came to the aid of insurance giant AIG, engineering an $85 billion rescue, staving off the bankruptcy and hoping to bring a measure of calm to a shellshocked global market.

5. Queequeg made, staving about with little else but his hat and boots on; I begged him as well as I could, to accelerate his toilet somewhat, and particularly to get into his pantaloons as soon as possible.

6. In cool climates, plants should be started in a greenhouse, where the controlled temperatures will prevent exposure to cold.If plants are already in the ground and a cold snap is predicted, they should be protected with covers and mulch in the hopes of staving off a Bolting episode.