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DUCK is a sad-funny story of hope and survival set in our as-of-yet avertable future.— Collected Miscellany
"Sanat-sujata said, 'Some say, death is avertable by particular acts; others' opinion there is no death; thou hast asked me which of these is true.— The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7
The vengeance of the deities was thought to be avertable by the performance of certain propitiatory deeds, or by offering certain sacrifices.— Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century
Low and middle income countries disproportionately bear the global burden of injury and annually, an estimated one to two million injury deaths in these settings are potentially avertable through improvements in trauma care— PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
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