The piece made an argument against the possibility of averting climatic catastrophe. The defending team wins by averting detonation, or by nullifying all bombs. Prevention of genocide is any action that works toward averting future genocides. But to recognise that danger is half-way to averting it. Flutie scrambled to his right, narrowly averting a sack. Narrowly averting violence, the army opened the lines through Montana. However, Luna apologized to Rizal, thus averting a duel between the compatriots. This principle pertains to averting the historian from applying anachronism to the past. Mudd was pardoned in 1869 after averting a viral outbreak. The gingivitis response is a protective mechanism, averting periodontitis in many cases. River surprises the Doctor by draining the space suit's weapons systems and averting his death. Varro says that the god who presides over the action of averting is Averruncus.