forestall

Object

• criticism: Industry's desire to forestall criticisms, arising from an inflated fear of them, only serves to aggravate public distrust.
• attack: Even a ' forestalling attack ' on the DPRK has been under discussion.
• move: I pray however that the Report will in itself forestall any such moves.
• problem: At this age, you can take preventative measures to forestall possible problems during the years around the menopause.
• need: British aircraft carriers " can also offer a coercive presence which may forestall the need for war fighting " , according to the SDR.
• possibility: To forestall such possibilities a further process, that of Business Continuity Management, is required.

Used with why or when

• what: So he forestalled what might be the next move: " Some of us pumped on our heads -- mine's damp yet.

Present participle complement

• have: Definitely better to try to forestall having to go back to court.
• question: To forestall questioning on the subject, he tells me that he gets extremely weary of being asked about life with Curtis.

Modifying Another Word

• thus: These codes show the willingness of boards to regulate themselves, thus forestalling the need for government to intervene with codes of its own.
• only: They will be forestalled only by a correct policy, adapted to the actual situation.
• now: No, gentlemen, I'll not be forestalled now.