* Anti-virus software consists of computer programs that attempt to identify, thwart and eliminate computer viruses and other malicious software ( malware ).

* 2003 – The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3: 55 p. m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.

For example, if a quarterback receives the call to execute a running play, but he notices that the defense is ready to blitz — that is, to send additional defensive backs across the line of scrimmage in an attempt to tackle the quarterback or thwart his ability to pass — the quarterback may want to change the play.

* April 9 – Somali military officers stage an unsuccessful coup against the government of Siad Barre ; security forces thwart the attempt within hours, and several conspirators are arrested.

In one of his last great triumphs, Yerkes managed to thwart an attempt by J. P. Morgan to enter the London Underground field.

At this time, Thurmond led the effort to thwart Johnson's attempt to elevate Justice Abe Fortas to the post of Chief Justice of the United States.

The story follows the hero and the young heroine as they attempt to thwart the Dark Lord of Glaive ( Shadow Knight in the Japanese version ) and his sorcerer assistant, Julius, from destroying the Tree of Mana and dooming their world.

Stranded in the alternate past, the prime version of Spock helps alternate, younger versions of himself and Kirk ( Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine, respectively ) thwart Nero's attempt to destroy the Federation.

The inspected Black African manages to thwart the Arab's attempt to stab the Captain, and the slaver is ordered away from the ship, the outraged Haddock yelling insults to him until he is out of earshot, even from a megaphone.

* Roman forces in Spain led by Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus and Publius Cornelius Scipio successfully thwart Hasdrubal's attempt to march to Italy.

According to the Israeli government, the Israeli's trust in the accords was undermined by the fact that after the signing, the attacks against Israel intensified, which some explained as an attempt by certain Palestinian organizations to thwart the peace process.

The plant was nicknamed " Fortress Wapping " when the sacked print workers effectively besieged it, mounting round-the-clock pickets and blockades in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to thwart the move.

These were tombs built into the rock cliffs in Upper Egypt in an attempt to further thwart grave robbers .< ref > R., L. E.

* 1932 Armed citizens of Boley thwart a bank robbery attempt by members of Pretty Boy Floyd's gang.

Martok leads an attempt to thwart Kentar's grab for power and destroy the project.

Empress Maria Theresa was hostile to his intrigues ; not only did he attempt to thwart her alliance with France, but as a vicar of the Church, he made little secret of his venal lifestyle.

In an attempt to thwart the prophecy, Pelias angers the goddess Hera ( Honor Blackman ) by killing one of Aristo's daughters, Briseis ( Davina Taylor ), despite having her protection and while praying in her temple.

In order to learn more about a mysterious new foe, Albion, and thwart his attempt to conquer Britain, Sage creates the new cover identity and persona of Diana Fox.

For this reason, methods have been developed to disguise BitTorrent traffic in an attempt to thwart these efforts.

Realizing the Saiyan would thwart his plans for world domination, Piccolo teams up with Goku in an attempt to stop Raditz from destroying the Earth.

At the Magic Kingdom, the chase scene was altered to show the pirates making off with various treasure as the formerly " chased " women attempt to thwart them.

To check the inroads of both the increasingly bloody Tausug pirate raids and the growing influence of Lamitan's Yakan kingdom, as well as to thwart any further attempt by other European powers to colonize Basilan ( the Dutch in 1747 and the French in 1844 ) the Spanish commandery in Zamboanga City sent over an expeditionary force tasked at establishing Spanish fortifications on Basilan island, both to serve as an early beacon and defensive perimeter against the pirate parties, and as a trading post for Spanish interests on the island.

Jack saves Assad from an air strike, and the two are able to thwart a bombing attempt on a subway and rescue a civilian family held hostage.

This was to thwart Amadiro's attempt to build humaniform robots.

In an attempt to pre-empt his deposal, Hương had backed a plot led by some Đại Việt-oriented Catholic officers, including Thiệu and Có, who planned to remove Khánh and bring Khiêm back from Washington.

Others argue CSR is merely window-dressing, or an attempt to pre-empt the role of governments as a watchdog over powerful multinational corporations.

Hitler then ordered Raeder's naval staff to investigate the feasibility of occupying Ireland to pre-empt any British attempt.

In an attempt to pre-empt his deposal, Hương had backed a plot led by some Đại Việt-oriented Catholic officers reported to include Generals Thieu and Nguyễn Hữu Có.

After issuing instructions for the coming battle, Lord George Murray tried to pre-empt it by leading a bungled attempt to ambush the Hanoverian army in their tents as they slept.

Critics argue that Corporate social responsibility ( CSR ) distracts from the fundamental economic role of businesses ; others argue that it is nothing more than superficial window-dressing ; others argue that it is an attempt to pre-empt the role of governments as a watchdog over powerful Tricorp corporations though there is no systematic evidence to support these criticisms.

In an attempt to pre-empt his deposal, Hương had backed a plot led by some Đại Việt-oriented Catholic officers, including Thiệu and Nguyễn Hữu Có.

On 6 January 1991, a coup attempt seeking to pre-empt an Aristide presidency took place, when Roger Lafontant, a Tonton Macoute leader under Duvalier, seized the provisional President Ertha Pascal-Trouillot and declared himself president.

At the very moment that every attempt is being made to take management out from under the irrationality of anti-trust legislation, a drive is on to abolish collective bargaining under the guise of extending the anti-monopoly laws to unions who want no more than to continue to set wages in the same way that ship operators set freight rates.

In structure, Johnson points out the same central theme, that of cannibalism and the eating of babies as well as the same final argument, that " human depravity is such that men will attempt to justify their own cruelty by accusing their victims of being lower than human.

Cottard, a criminal remorseful enough to attempt suicide yet fearful of being arrested, becomes wealthy as a major smuggler.

" Assault is in Indian criminal law an attempt to use criminal force ( with criminal force being described in s. 350 ).

Her friend, Acerronia Polla, was attacked by oarsmen while still in the water, and was either bludgeoned to death or drowned, since she was exclaiming that she was Agrippina, with the intention of being saved, unfortunately she did not know that this was an attempt of Agrippina's life, not a mere accident.

Access to famous persons, too, became more and more restricted ; potential visitors would be forced through numerous different checks before being granted access to the official in question, and as communication became better and information technology more prevalent, it has become all but impossible for a would-be killer to get close enough to the personage at work or in private life to effect an attempt on his or her life, especially given the common use of metal and bomb detectors.

Anthony is notable for being one of the first ascetics to attempt living in the desert proper, completely cut off from civilization.

Sartre, popularly understood as misreading Heidegger ( an understanding supported by Heidegger's essay " Letter on Humanism " which responds to Sartre's famous address, " Existentialism is a Humanism "), employs modes of being in an attempt to ground his concept of freedom ontologically by distinguishing between being-in-itself and being-for-itself.

Benny Andersson has written music to several films for screen and television ; the first attempt in the early 1970s for the obscure Swedish movie The Seduction Of Inga: the film flopped, but the ' Björn & Benny ' single " She's My Kind Of Girl " surprised the composers by being released in Japan and becoming a Top 10 hit ( the song renamed in Japan as " The Little Girl Of The Cold Wind ").

The language used by this approach is primarily negative, and the tathāgatagarbha genre of sutras can be seen as an attempt to state orthodox Buddhist teachings of dependent origination using positive language instead, to prevent people from being turned away from Buddhism by a false impression of nihilism.

Much of the impetus behind campaign finance reform in the United States and in other countries is an attempt to prevent economic power being used to take political power.

Divers therefore attempt to create the illusion of being vertical, especially when performing rapidly rotating multiple somersault movements.

Dallas Cowboys punter Mat McBriar attempted a maneuver similar to a drop kick during the 2010 Thanksgiving Classic after a botched punt attempt, but the ball bounced several times before the kick and the sequence of events is officially recorded as a fumble, followed by an illegal kick, with the fumble being recovered by the New Orleans Saints 29 yards downfield from the spot of the kick.

In an attempt to molify his critics, Obiang announced his new cabinet, giving minor portfolios to some people identified by the government as being opposition figures.

A number of high rise buildings are being planned and constructed across Kabul, as part of the attempt to modernize the city and create jobs.

" This second case usually involves the town bully and mischief maker Bugs Meany, leader of a gang who call themselves the Tigers, who, after being foiled, will attempt revenge in the third mystery.

A further attempt in daylight succeeded in breaking into the position but intense fire from three sides resulted in control being lost as the commanding officer was killed, and four of his senior officers were wounded or went missing.

The final composition's comparatively late date, and its insistence upon Jesus as a divine being walking the earth in human form, renders it highly problematical to scholars who attempt to evaluate Jesus ' life in terms of literal historical truth.

Stafford first tried to sell the game to established publishers, but despite being accepted by three different game companies, each attempt ended in failure ; eventually he founded his own game company in 1974, the influential Chaosium, to publish his game.

* Escapes: In a general sense, an escape is accomplished by maneuvering out of danger or from an inferior position ; for example when a grappler who is underneath side control moves to guard or gets back to a neutral standing position, or when a grappler is able to maneuver out of a submission attempt and back to a position where he or she is no longer in immediate danger of being submitted.

By 16 May, however, Dannatt announced that Prince Harry would not serve in Iraq ; concerns included Harry being a high-value target ( as several threats by various groups had already been made against him ) and the dangers the soldiers around him would face should any attempt be made on the Prince's life or capture.

* 2006 – Lebanon War: At least 28 civilians, including 16 children are killed by the Israeli Air Force in what Lebanese call the Second Qana massacre and what Israel considers to be an attempt to stop rockets ' being fired, from Lebanon, at Israeli civilian targets.

The officers did not make any attempt to verify Sinthasomphone's age or identity, nor locate someone who could communicate with him, and failed to run a background check that would have revealed Dahmer being a convicted child molester still under probation.

A number of high rise buildings are being planned and constructed across Kabul, as part of the attempt to modernize the city.

The Royal Americans represented an attempt to produce a more able soldier who was encouraged to use his initiative while retaining the discipline that was noticeably lacking in the irregular units of colonial Rangers that were being raised at the same time.