| The three-fifths compromise ensured Southern states enough votes in the House to stave off attempts to regulate or abolish slavery. |
| For a while, I shaved my bikini line along with my legs and armpits, mostly to stave off ridicule during junior high gym class and swimming. |
| Now research from France has shown a regular dose of Armagnac can also help stave off illnesses such as heart attacks and thrombosis. |
| It's a film that plumbs the emotional depths of the women as they struggle to find meaning in their lives and stave off madness. |
| One way in which the government is trying to stave off this problem is by debt and interest payment rescheduling. |
| In some cases, concrete and stone retaining walls and dikes are erected along banks to stave off overflow in heavy rain. |
