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The bark of an automatic forestalled Vic and the mobster as well.

Saint-Gaudens's obsession with perfection resulted in a forestalled release and the medals were distributed after the actual inauguration.

It is at this moment that even the savviest diner, the one who knows the exquisite pleasure of forestalled gratification, is at great risk.

Accepting the charges and asking for a "forestalled conclusion" to the murder trial would allow the three-judge panel in the Peruvian court to swiftly sentence him.

Coincidentally, the gang leader was discussing the very subject that Havelock had mentioned to Armsbury - the forestalled raid on Brisbane Calbot's home.

"At the moment, we are moving towards a forestalled conclusion ... and the benefits and positive consequences that it offers," his lawyer, Jose Jimenez, told Reuters.

It seems all but inevitable that the forestalled quick-draw showdown between Raylan and Quarles will be back on at some point when Lindsey isn't there to save the day.

Here again the demonic initiatives had been forestalled--in Wyoming by a divinely inspired accident, in Godless Russia through the confounding of Communist scientists by the Divine Grace.

But that possibility can by forestalled, Mr. Strauss said, by thoughtful selection of the person to whom the power will be given and by placing the executed power of attorney with a lawyer, for use only when the need arises.

Slight Upturn in Sales A slight upturn in sales since the plan was announced forestalled others, some experts said, since any apartment offered to the state would in effect be in limbo for up to three months while the Housing Department made its choices.