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"It could also be an attempt to stave off speculative capital inflows by showing that renminbi appreciation is not a one-way bet. "

There's no sense of straining to stay awake or to stave off sleep. I'm simply not sleepy.

He said he would be delighted if the United States managed to stave off a recession, but added he would not bet on such an outcome.

Like the rest of Germany, Saarland is now praying that the recovery will be sufficiently swift and strong to stave off mass unemployment.

In February of that year, though, he had already begun military training, part of Adolf Hitler's final hopeless attempt to stave off defeat.

Though there were failures, too, it seemed as if good management could stave off the tragedy.

Acquiring patents is often used as a defense tactic to stave off lawsuits from competitors.

For animals, vaccines are usually effective to stave off the virus, while humans can start prophylaxis within a week of exposure.

He said the appointments were also meant to rally North Koreans behind the communist regime to stave off rising external pressure.

IT WAS Greece that let public spending rip, lied about it and is now trying to stave off default.

Liverpool are reportedly ready to offer Javier Mascherano a new contract to stave off interest from Barcelona in the summer.

This may prove to be enough to stave off a major economic contraction, but government measures alone will not rekindle high growth rates.

Republican House Speaker John Boehner said he was working on a second plan to stave off a financial collapse.

THREE months ago the British government led the world with its emergency measures to stave off a wholesale collapse of the financial system.

Trying to stave off that tricky topic, Pug asked, "Sir, why don't we take in a lot more refugees! "

In his Scheherazade-like attempt to stave off doom, he appoints himself a bard of parallel old cultures transplanted to an even older land.

Meanwhile, leaders of the International Monetary Fund say plans are underway to help stave off further financial crisis in Europe.

People who speak more than one language are better able to stave off the normal cognitive decline that comes with aging.

He said tightly limiting movement of patients and careful disposal of bodies can stave off a major medical disaster.

The U. S. Federal Reserve meets this week to consider if another interest rate cut is needed to help stave off a recession.

Still, schools around the world are hoping bans will at least stave off some cheaters.

Tensing your body to stave off nervous reactions is not a good idea, even if it tricks you into feeling stronger.

Because rental prices heavily influence the calculation of core CPI, such a development would help to stave off deflationary jitters.

Many other liquors up for sale included tiger as a medicinal ingredient to "stave off chills, improve circulation and eliminate fatigue" .

The survey reveals the extent to which workers have engaged with employers to stave off job losses and company closures.

In a bid to stave off pressure from his opponents, Prime Minister Samak plans to reshuffle his cabinet in the coming days.

After 1700, however, the Islamic peoples together with the Hindus and Buddhists of Aisa found themselves unable to stave off the Europeans.

AMERICA, Britain and China are among the many countries that have adopted spend-now-pay-later policies to stave off economic disaster.

Although the country may be able to stave off shortages, food prices are surging, hitting poor people especially hard.

The Guiyang Evening News said the miners chewed coal to stave off their hunger pangs.

Or he may have thought that he had done enough to stave off threats to his rule and could go into reverse.

But it did not stave off a slide from economic or political prominence.

Efforts to avoid a repeat of the mislabeling scandal, and stave off food safety threats, can only add to costs.

The move was made to help stave off a run on other investment banks and damage to the broader economy.

Will the online component of Microsoft Office 2010 be enough to stave off the competition from Google, Zoho and others?

The body's weakened immune system and its inability to stave off infections are to blame.

He thought of riding a camel to conserve his strength and stave off hunger.

Few investors thought that would be enough to stave off economic weakness.

Many investors do not think it goes far enough to stave off a recession.

Throughout the eurozone crisis, the EU has insisted that Greece carry out the impossible to stave off the inevitable.

Bailouts amount to mortgaging the future to stave off the wolf howling at the door.

But it's unlikely that any radical move will follow and at this stage, China may not be able to stave off legislation in Washington.

He did act quickly in the initial weeks of his Administration to stave off a worldwide depression.

This encourages time-wasting lawsuits as a ploy to stave off penalties from broken contracts or other infringements.

Hiring high-priced MBA talent is not a priority for investment banks and consulting firms struggling to survive and stave off bankruptcy.

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

Markets remember the case of Argentina in which even repeated IMF programs could not stave off failure.

GE would then have combined Dow Jones with its NBC Universal unit, in part to stave off competition from News Corp.

Circuit City's move was meant to stave off lawsuits from anxious suppliers and creditors and let it restructure with a court's help.

To stave off an immediate demise, the standard practice in most hospitals is rapidly to infuse a large dose of fluid, known as bolus.

Studies have concluded that exercise can enhance the immune system, but is the effect great enough to stave off swine flu?

To stave off defeat, they held tens of thousands of civilians as human shields in their shrinking corner of northern Sri Lanka.

Most of the world's developed economies will have to make large reductions in state retirement provision to stave off a fiscal Armageddon.

But much more will yet be required if he is to stave off an absolute drop in sales when Lipitor's patent expires.

The blow was well timed, for Britain and the United States were then struggling to stave off international economic collapse.

Both sectors had been hit on Tuesday following China's decision to lift its interest rates to stave off inflation.

The first priority of the rebels-turned-rulers must be physical security to stave off anarchy and looting.

This means the only way to stave off a collapse of the auto industry is for the executive branch to step in.

Several studies show that an intense interest in a team can stave off depression and foster feelings of self-worth and belonging.

Optimists are still confident that the government can raise enough funds in the next six weeks to stave off default, though at a high cost.

Research aims to stave off diabetes by tripping up the immune system with the help of mouse cells.

The cause of the shame should be removed voluntarily, not to stave off censorship, but because it is the responsible thing to do.

Argentina is nationalising its private pension funds, seemingly to stave off default (see article). But even stalwarts are looking weaker.

Now, property prices are falling . They have to de - lever to stave off bankruptcies, let alone borrowing more to sustain consumption.

Researchers found it may stave off viruses that cause sniffles and sore throats, helping to relieve the symptoms.

The New York Times gives some advice to help you stave off back problems.

He keeps trying new hair lotions to stave off baldness but I'm afraid he's fighting a losing battle.

I went on desperately reading to her-reading my own poems-anybody's poems-to stave off conversation.

China managed to stave off a sharp downturn in the first quarter of 2009 through a stunning increase in lending.

and to stave off insolvency, many companies will have to reach agreement with their creditors on a restructuring of their debts.

Researchers suspect that drinking calcium-enriched waters or sports drinks during long, hot bike rides may help to stave off some bone loss.

Meanwhile, the Army's got a one-two punch to quickly develop inoculations that stave off new dangers.

Unobstructed access for humanitarian assistance is critical to stave off needless death and suffering.

Clone Commander Cody and Captain Rex must inspire their rookie unit to believe in themselves to stave off a Droid Commando invasion.

High-yielding varieties, along with subsidized fertilizer and irrigation, have helped India stave off famine for decades.

Ford's cash reserves are enough to stave off bankruptcy.

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

With less than $1 billion in reserves, India was forced to export gold to stave off bankruptcy.

It also represents a setback for Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who had fought to stave off such an outcome.

Argentina is nationalizing its private pension funds, seemingly to stave off default (see article).

Argentina is nationalising its private pension funds, seemingly to stave off default (see article).

China may be allowing it to drift higher to stave off American retaliation.

NDP MPs will need to start saving their breath if they hope to stave off privatisation with a filibuster.

In both places, people were fighting to stave off an encroaching desert; they just had different means at their disposal.

In Ukraine the money is intended to stave off take-over by Russia.

The rules against firing that stave off sharp rises in unemployment may mean that fewer jobs are created in new industries.

This may also stave off attempts by America's Congress to pass a resolution calling the massacres a genocide.

Scientists say a natural supplement made from tomatoes, taken daily, can stave off heart disease and strokes.

Asian policy makers could, of course, try to repeat the stimulus tricks of 2008 to stave off any European contagion.

Asian policy makers could, of course, try to repeat the stimulus tricks of 2008 to stave off any European contagion.

For the past decade, the working relationship among Messrs. Schmidt, Page and Brin helped stave off competitive threats.

The Container Store recommends cedar, saying that its essential oils stave off adult moths and beetles.

Robust loan growth, meanwhile, is slowing as Beijing has taken steps to stave off economic overheating.

Instead, they want budget cuts to lower risk premiums and stave off disruptive debt restructurings.

It's official. The Great Recession helped stave off climate change.

Fruit snacks, nuts and granola bars are good options and will stave off any hunger that occurs during travel delays.

The new study suggests that pumping muscles full of nuclei early in life could help stave off muscle loss with age.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Good news for aging hippies: smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease.

Euro zone policymakers are hoping that Spain and Portugal can stave off an Irish- or Greek-style debt meltdown.

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Also, being a little overweight may help stave off osteoporosis.

People stave off the demon and cheer for the victory.

Hearty Russian sausages and cabbage rolls should help you stave off the cold in the afternoon.

China can radically mess up, for example, if it allows asset bubbles to build or if it fails to stave off political upheaval.

But nor did the West offer Russia a Marshall Plan to stave off a catastrophic collapse in living standards.

Some companies are coming up with creative solutions to stave off such predicaments.

Today, it is shifting social spending to the neglected interior, to boost consumption and to stave off a social explosion.

To stave off future problems, make sure to include dairy, salt, and iron, found in lean red meat and spinach, in your meals after a run.

A vitamin found in meat, fish and milk may help stave off memory loss in old age, a study has suggested.

A vitamin found in meat, fish and milk may help stave off memory loss in old age, a study has suggested.

Always Snack at 3 p. m. : Having a low-calorie snack mid-afternoon can stave off cravings for high-cal foods that might crop up later.

The paper researches into some additives that can stave off bread stalling by single-factor test and orthogonal test.

But dermatologists say there are simple and inexpensive ways to stave off premature aging and its attendant wrinkles and loss of collagen.

Saving the world's rain forests would be the cheapest way to stave off climate change.

Rarely have so many central banks takensuch extraordinary steps to stave off banking and national collapses.

WHILE the developed world tries to stave off a wave of sovereign debt defaults in Europe, the Brazilian economy is partying like it's 2008.

This will clean the blade, stave off rusting, and add weeks of shaving life.

Maybe IGF-I supplement can stave off amyotrophy and caducity.

That has advocates mobilizing to stave off or contain the scope of cuts.

That has advocates mobilizing to stave off or contain the scope of cuts.

The creditor-led rescue of CIT may stave off political criticism of the government's handling of the crisis.

To stave off robbers , the monks covered the giant gold Buddha in mud .

Another, more pernicious, possibility is that countries would start to use trade barriers to stave off competition.

Tom is the BEST player to stave off defeat for our team.

The lost explorers ate birds' eggs to stave off starvation.

She is determined to stave off the Man who wanted to abandon her when she was in trouble.

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

The villagers couldn't stave off the wild animal.

Even if you don't learn a second language until after middle age, it can still help stave off dementia, York's Bialystok said.

Even if you don't learn a second language until after middle age, it can still help stave off dementia, York's Bialystok said.

The move is designed to ensure there is enough money and confidence in the global financial system to stave off a 2008-style credit crunch.

Finding a new tool to stave off infection is important to Maureen Rinehart, a 28-year-old kindergarten teacher in San Francisco.

They'll probably find a way to provide more credit to countries in trouble, which may or may not stave off imminent disaster.

In China, the magic number deemed adequate to stave off social unrest is said to be 8 per cent.

It is a myth that loads of vitamin c and zinc help to stave off (or cure) a cold.

In some cases, the sovereign funds have helped the firms stave off collapse.

Can anything be done, apart from economic plans designed to stave off short-term disaster?

In order to stave off a disaster and get Haiti on its feet again, the world needs to respond in rapid and coordinated fashion.

He offered $37 billion in new public spending to stave off unrest.

He offered $37 billion in new public spending to stave off unrest.

So will this stave off insolvency?

A hearty starter, ideally eaten within 15 to 30 minutes of waking and no later than 8 am, will help you stave off a gain.

That is because much looser monetary policy is necessary to stave off recession and deflation in the euro zone.

A 75th increase will be necessary by early August to stave off default.

He had told more lies in his time, and undergone more baseness of stratagem in order to stave off a small debt.

To stave off ill fate, immediately take the pieces outside and bury them while the moon is shining.

As officials in Japan try to stave off nuclear catastrophe, the fate of a 10-inch round gear might seem inconsequential.

That could happen if, for example, the Federal Reserve has to stave off a steep decline in the dollar.

Replacing sweet drinks with water could help stave off the metabolic disorder, scientists believe

Replacing sweet drinks with water could help stave off the metabolic disorder, scientists believe

Some of the Molecules and Cells in Human Milk Actively Help Infants Stave Off Infection

Central banks step in to stave off new credit crunch Central banks step in to stave off new credit crunch

Entertainment: 42% said they used the cell phones to stave off boredom

For 12 years, we've sought to stave off this ultimate threat of disaster

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