Combatting

In 1986 Ronald Reagan issued a National Security directive giving the State Department the lead role in combatting international terrorism and the FBI the lead on domestic terrorism, and appointed Jerry Bremer (later US proconsul in Baghdad) to head the initiative. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the letters, Paul questioned whether government should have any role in combatting discrimination and bigotry -- something that will surely resonate with his latter-day questioning of the Civil Rights Act -- and wrote worshipfully about Ayn Rand. ❋ Greg Sargent (2010)

In comments on Friday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that progress in combatting the global recession was being put in jeopardy by China's resistance to a faster appreciation of the yuan. ❋ AP (2010)

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia realizes it has its own vested interest in combatting terrorism in Yemen and specifically keeping it in Yemen so that it does not trickle across the northern border to Saudi Arabia," Steinbeiser said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But this is the sort of drastic and unattainable policy that some would think completely normal and/or useful in combatting “climate change.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

Plaid's commitment to pursuing a different criminal justice strategy, rejecting ASBOs as an ineffective tool in combatting crime. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Obama administration repeats mistakes of the past by intimidating banks into lending to minority borrowers at below-market rates in the name of combatting discrimination. ❋ Mary Kissel (2011)

But whether or not you believe that nuclear power stations should have a role in combatting climate change or even whether or not this concept would alleviate the local effects of ungeographically high temperatures, this will surely be a popular destination. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But our ability to lead the world in combatting these dangers depends not only on the strength of our military leadership but our moral leadership as well. ❋ Unknown (2008)

At the very least it seems that Dawkins is more interested in combatting religion than defending science from actual threats, and only certain kinds of absolutism. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And as a human being ... personally speaking ... awareness of prejudice is the first step in combatting it, so if my work evidenced some unconscious misogyny or racism or any other such prejudice I'd very much like it to be brought to my attention. ❋ Hal Duncan (2006)

Scientists have found that fevers may be a useful tool in combatting disease. ❋ Eddvick (2006)

Milk from lactating wallabies is effective in combatting antibiotic-resistant bacteria: ❋ Unknown (2006)

As the inept Agent 86 of the super-secret federal agency CONTROL, Adams captured TV viewers with his antics in combatting the evil agents of KAOS. ❋ Unknown (2005)