How To Use Stave off In A Sentence
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Japan had hoped that the resumption of talks in September would help the countries settle the issue and stave off mounting cries on both sides for further escalation.
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But this shock win gave City a huge lift in their quest to stave off relegation from the Championship.
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The airline is pushing ahead with its own restructuring plan in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy.
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Dublin finally bowed to the inevitable yesterday and said it DOES need a rescue package to stave off bankruptcy.
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The duty of the British infantry was now to stave off increasingly heavy attacks from cavalry, infantry and artillery.
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He invested 2.5m of his own money to stave off bankruptcy three years ago.
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It has little nutritional value but will stave off hunger pangs.
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Yet this is far from certain and policymakers need to do more to stave off the threat of deflation, stagnation and financial instability.
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Still, he has had to work hard to stave off competition from big retailers, and specialist sausages and oven-ready dishes like Irish stew and chicken with lemon and coriander sauce are a big part of the business.
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In trying to stave off this fate of being dated, he has clung desperately to remaining youthful.
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The manager may have to do business in next month's transfer window if he is to stave off the threat of relegation.
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The more powerful the force arrayed against them, the more likely Iraqi commanders will realize that resorting to chemical or biological weapons will not stave off defeat but simply put them before a tribunal once the war is over.
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The two-year subsidy is intended to stave off colliery closures until after the general election.
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Villa are intent on making a long-term appointment rather than appointing a shortterm fix to stave off relegation.
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In an attempt to stave off a crisis, California has implemented some dramatic initiatives to conserve cash.
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Eating more fruit, vegetables and yoghurt helped to stave off middle-age spread.
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Villa are intent on making a long-term appointment rather than appointing a shortterm fix to stave off relegation.
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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.
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Parts of the grandiose Stalin-era building were sold to casino owners to raise money to stave off closure.
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The study could help the design of pills or supplements to stave off heart disease and mental decline.
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Electricity imported from Ireland also helped to stave off the threat of power shortages.
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To stave off calamity, mix degustation with the beach, bike hire and waterslides.
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Dublin finally bowed to the inevitable yesterday and said it DOES need a rescue package to stave off bankruptcy.
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The airline is pushing ahead with its own restructuring plan in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy.
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Football chiefs rejected a Pompey plea to sell players outside the transfer window to help stave off the threat of administration last month.
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Even if those horns manage a gouge here or a nick there, a matador can always depend on antibiotics to stave off serious complications.
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This seems to me an admirably succinct account of what might be called the unromantic school of ecocriticism (disencumbered of the notion that literature can and ought to be deployed as a weapon in the battle to stave off our "headlong rush into destruction," that it might "help us tread more lightly on the earth").
The State of Criticism
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This seems to me an admirably succinct account of what might be called the unromantic school of ecocriticism (disencumbered of the notion that literature can and ought to be deployed as a weapon in the battle to stave off our "headlong rush into destruction," that it might "help us tread more lightly on the earth").
The State of Criticism
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The research suggests that employees tend to visit online shopping sites to stave off boredom and escape from work pressures.
Computing
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I walked up and down Tottenhan Court Road with Mark at lunchtime in a vain attempt to stave off unconsciousness.
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Archaeologists think it may have been built in a forlorn attempt to stave off the effects of climate change 5,000 years ago.
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The study could help the design of pills or supplements to stave off heart disease and mental decline.
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In some cases, concrete and stone retaining walls and dikes are erected along banks to stave off overflow in heavy rain.
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Wear out his team by February and hope they have already amassed enough points to stave off relegation?
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In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.
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But he could not stave off relegation from the Championship.
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You get an upvote to help stave off the incoming flurry of downvotes.
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Football chiefs rejected a Pompey plea to sell players outside the transfer window to help stave off the threat of administration last month.
The Sun
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Her timbers are swollen and misshapen; repeated doses of chemicals are being applied to stave off the encroaching rot.
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I saw a young woman in a little, flower print dress and slingbacks, tiny handbag held above her head in a vain attempt to stave off the rain and wind.
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The evolutionary phenomenon happens when an animal or plant resembles another creature or object, either to stave off predators or gain other advantages.
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I will do my best to stave off his participation.
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He invested 2.5m of his own money to stave off bankruptcy three years ago.
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I will do my best to stave off his participation.
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Listening to classical music can help stave off organ failure after a heart transplant.
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In an effort to stave off and global homogenisation, Britain boldly maintained its tradition of driving on the left.
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In an attempt to stave off a crisis, California has implemented some dramatic initiatives to conserve cash.
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Nutrition has improved, doctors and the Easter Seals people recommending folic acid in hefty does to stave off preventable birth defects like spina bifida.
Beth Kohl: The Downside of Prenatal Information
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Yet this is far from certain and policymakers need to do more to stave off the threat of deflation, stagnation and financial instability.
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Clearly, however, the dictator and his cronies are worried since this is a classic delaying gambit akin to racing chess pieces around the board in a desperate attempt to stave off impending checkmate.
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He says that previous bailouts encouraged banks to think the government would always save them, and argues that doing nothing to stave off a crisis would do little harm to the U.S.
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Worry not, for I am armed with my deadly bumbershoot to stave off all the mashers of my unsolicited arsenal of verbose thoughts.
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Firefighters and control staff now have a chance to stave off swingeing attacks on their conditions by employers who have reneged on an earlier pay deal.
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Her girls listened with grave attention; and by eagerly putting a question, whenever she showed signs of running down, they managed to stave off the Latin recitation for three quarters of an hour.
Just Patty
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In order to stave off the opponent's attack at the last moment and restore one's position one must keep the moral attitude of initiative so as not to get worsted by the adversary.
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Yet this is far from certain and policymakers need to do more to stave off the threat of deflation, stagnation and financial instability.
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He also looks to have the right character of team to stave off relegation.
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To stave off colds, she should combine it with aconite at the first sign of a scratchy throat or a congested feeling in the head.
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But he could not stave off relegation from the Championship.
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Everyone has worked hard to stave off any threat of hosepipe bans.
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It was, he said, necessary to help to stave off bankruptcy.
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An "ideal" BMI sufferer putting on a few pounds of muscle by doing some judicious exercise might well stave off death for a bit longer; simply gorging on cakes probably won't help. recent calls for a BMI tax are now further exposed as foolishness, and the "fat people" that he rashly proposes to attack with a stick (any time, Coren - better make it a big stick*) have the consolation of knowing that they'll probably outlive him.
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Wear out his team by February and hope they have already amassed enough points to stave off relegation?
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The application was a final manoeuvre to stave off bankruptcy as the company suffered under the weight of its 6.2 billion debt.
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One way in which the government is trying to stave off this problem is by debt and interest payment rescheduling.
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In the meantime, the challenge will be to stave off complacency toward reform now that chances for a rout at the polls suddenly seem remote.
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The duty of the British infantry was now to stave off increasingly heavy attacks from cavalry, infantry and artillery.
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In the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, cooks, clerks and mechanics from different units joined together to fight well and stave off the German counteroffensive.
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Mr Karimov knows that he will stand or fall on his ability to stave off economic collapse.
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Wear out his team by February and hope they have already amassed enough points to stave off relegation?
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Now I'm sipping peppermint tea and munching on crackers to stave off the vomitous feelings and room swirliness.
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That the Germans eat six regular meals a day, and between times stave off their appetite with numerous Schweitzer cheese sandwiches, blutwurst and beer.
The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind
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To stave off the ennui as I do my pain, I've started to go through my old video collection.
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Since you can't find food in the dark -- in fact, it's more likely you'd become food -- melatonin acts as a rheostat that lowers body temperature during NREM (Non-Rapid Eye Movement) sleep in order to slow metabolic processes and stave off hunger.
T.S. Wiley: Can Sleep Loss Destroy Your Immune System?
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If you need to stave off emaciation without blowing your budget, this unprepossessing little bistro is surely in the city's top ten destinations.
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Someone with an ounce of sense may even get elected, and then we can stave off the bloody coup for another four years.
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To stave off the injuries and stop shipping goals away from home.
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The application was a final manoeuvre to stave off bankruptcy as the company suffered under the weight of its 6.2 billion debt.
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In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.
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The question humankind must ask is whether the balancing act the president suggests is enough to stave off global devastation.
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He is understood to have offered his creditors a repayment plan in a last-ditch attempt to stave off bankruptcy.
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Wear out his team by February and hope they have already amassed enough points to stave off relegation?
Times, Sunday Times
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But this shock win gave City a huge lift in their quest to stave off relegation from the Championship.
The Sun
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So I would start interspersing other books in between the chapters to kind of stave off that terrible moment when the book ended.
The Joys Of Reading Many Books At Once
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It alleviated the problem a little, but not enough to stave off looming financial disaster.
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He is understood to have offered his creditors a repayment plan in a last-ditch attempt to stave off bankruptcy.
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While Ms. Wells doubts that many in her audience confused the singer with the songs, her crinolined old-time farm girl stage dresses, some of which are on display in the exhibit, were designed to stave off any lingering suspicion in that regard.
The Queen of Country Music Holds Court
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In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.
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They should answer hyperbolic attacks with exaggerated speech of their own, if that's what it takes to stave off political annihilation.
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The evolutionary phenomenon happens when an animal or plant resembles another creature or object, either to stave off predators or gain other advantages.
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I will do my best to stave off his participation.
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He was a very scholarly bibliographer, with a remarkable flair for collecting valuable first editions; when really desperate he would sell some of these to stave off poverty.
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Wear out his team by February and hope they have already amassed enough points to stave off relegation?
Times, Sunday Times
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In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.
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Electricity imported from Ireland also helped to stave off the threat of power shortages.
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Everyone has worked hard to stave off any threat of hosepipe bans.
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Dougherty was among roughly 300 people who turned out at the special budget meeting looking for answers from district officials, who have threatened to cut dozens of courses and teachers to stave off what they call a pending financial crisis.
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It was, he said, necessary to help to stave off bankruptcy.
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To stave off a life-threatening infection and to keep the possibility of a future birth alive, I had what's called dilation and evacuation or "d & e.
Rep. Jackie Speier: "Abortion" Fuels Intolerant Thinking
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Listening to classical music can help stave off organ failure after a heart transplant.
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For the Baggies, it was a sixth successive defeat and yet another battle to stave off relegation is all that remains this season.
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I necked some Lucozade, three lattes and a tea in an attempt to stay awake, and walked up and down Tottenhan Court Road with Mark at lunchtime in a vain attempt to stave off unconsciousness.
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Stoke have rejected an initial approach as they attempt to stave off relegation.
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Wear out his team by February and hope they have already amassed enough points to stave off relegation?
Times, Sunday Times
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Eating more fruit, vegetables and yoghurt helped to stave off middle-age spread.
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We are led to believe that these actions have helped to stave off ruinous economic fallout from the human catastrophe of September 11.
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Stoke have rejected an initial approach as they attempt to stave off relegation.
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The evolutionary phenomenon happens when an animal or plant resembles another creature or object, either to stave off predators or gain other advantages.
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For it is worth noting that this science, which threw him into demonomania when he hoped to stave off inevitable ruin with it, he had loved for its own sake when he was rich.
Là-bas
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Iranian authorities sent police into the streets of the capital Monday to crack down on informal currency trading and support the rial, signaling Iranians' heightened insecurity over their dwindling buying power and Tehran's increasingly hard-handed efforts to stave off economic panic.
Iran Cracks Down on Dollar Trades
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I will do my best to stave off his participation.
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Sykes, a father-of-four, had been laid off from his job as a puddler at a Rotherham iron works in 1865, forcing him to turn to poaching to stave off destitution.
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He also looks to have the right character of team to stave off relegation.
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Everyone has worked hard to stave off any threat of hosepipe bans.
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An increase in fees paid to care homes will not be enough to stave off a crisis, managers of residential facilities said yesterday.
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The need to keep up-to-date and on top of industry developments and stave off competition has meant that most senior management staff now take part in ongoing management training and reskilling initiatives.
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To stave off the injuries and stop shipping goals away from home.
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The city, hoping to stave off a touchy situation, tested the water, which turned out to be harmless.
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The evolutionary phenomenon happens when an animal or plant resembles another creature or object, either to stave off predators or gain other advantages.
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For the Baggies, it was a sixth successive defeat and yet another battle to stave off relegation is all that remains this season.
Times, Sunday Times
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The evolutionary phenomenon happens when an animal or plant resembles another creature or object, either to stave off predators or gain other advantages.
Times, Sunday Times
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I will do my best to stave off his participation.
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His ambition was to eat as little as possible, and in this way to stave off his hunger.
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Every step of the film is grounded in common logic and practicality - civilian survivors mourn their dead, band together into surrogate families, stave off the infected and turn to soldiers for protection.
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The manager may have to do business in next month's transfer window if he is to stave off the threat of relegation.
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This may stave off some of the symptoms, but you'll have to face the head-clanging, nerve-jangling fate of the seasoned boozehound sooner or later.