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The agreement also would reduce tariffs on about $120 billion worth of goods, and forestalled new tariffs that were scheduled for Dec. 15.

Troops executed attacks on terrorists’ hideouts, repelled attacks on own troops’ locations and forestalled attack on Internally Displaced Persons’ convoy.

In the case of the Greylock mansion, although opposition to terrible plans has forestalled inappropriate development, opposition has not otherwise furthered the goal of preservation.

Alexander the Great ordered it demolished circa 331 BCE in preparation for a reconstruction that his death forestalled.

Any danger that Ambrose might have retired after this series was forestalled when Brian Lara was appointed West Indies captain and immediately spoke to Ambrose and Walsh to ask them to continue in the team.

Fleming, p. 421 In any event he was forestalled in this ambition by Amundsen, who flew over the pole in Umberto Nobile 's airship Norge in May 1926.

For many earlier presidents, however, formal church membership was forestalled until they left office; and in several cases a president never joined any church.

Not all of his beliefs were welcome to all Quakers: his Puritan-like opposition to the arts Fox in e.g. Nickalls, pp.37–38 and rejection of theological study, forestalled development of these practices among Quakers for some time.

The launch of Doe's coup meant that Major William Jarbo, another soldier with political ambitions who was said to have excellent connections to U.S. security officials, had had his takeover plans forestalled.

The spoilage of milk can be forestalled by using ultra-high temperature ( UHT ) treatment.