"Priority will be given to programs aimed at combating the smuggling of people and preventing the deaths of migrants at the border," the joint statement said.
The tough new legislation is aimed at combating the growing problem of anorexia in models and rising numbers of young people with eating disorders.
It was a significant policy reversal, aimed at combating the values of racism and nativism that had dominated immigration policy since the 1920s.
The rate increases have also been aimed at combating the price rises that have accompanied speedy growth across much of Asia.
Describing his approach as "decidedly centrist," in 1996 he worked with Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago to establish the Catholic Common Ground Initiative, a project aimed at combating the growing polarization between conservatives and liberals in the church.
During a Q&A session with Wilson and Mary Kramer, publisher of Crain's Detroit Business, Bacow alluded to partnerships announced between Harvard and the University of Michigan aimed at combating the nation's opioid crisis and confronting poverty in Detroit.
Champion-led task forces, stakeholders' personal stories garnering buy-in, ongoing education and feedback to PDMP users, and inclusive stakeholder engagement are critical aspects of passing and implementing state policies aimed at combating the opioid epidemic.
Snappily titled the Six Stops and One Wash, a new and complex string of regulations by the Beijing city government is aimed at combating the effects of persistent, heavy air pollution on the populace.
The prime minister's hiring of a new communications director, former BBC executive Robbie Gibb, earlier this week, is aimed at combating the "weak and wobbly" image that began to dog her during the campaign.
"The more recent wave of trade restrictions seems no longer to be aimed at combating the temporary effects of the global crisis, but rather at trying to stimulate recovery," said the W.T.O., adding that protectionism is "now a matter of concern".
