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Discover LudwigThe phrase "at combatting" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly; the correct form would be "at combating."
Example: "The organization is focused on at combating climate change through various initiatives."
Alternatives: "in fighting" or "in addressing".
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The proposed legislation makes encouraging "le binge drinking" – the English term is most often used – a specific offence and is aimed at combatting alcoholism among the young.
In the summer of 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a long-awaited regulation aimed at combatting climate change, requiring electric power plants to sharply reduce their emissions.
Without directly making the point, "Struggle for the Soul of Islam" argues that cultural awareness and a better-informed America might be far more effective at combatting terrorism and the threat of militant Islam than military power.
This is the reason that of the 30 or so countries that have already introduced legislation or regulations aimed at combatting climate change, the majority have chosen to focus on support for low-carbon energy and energy efficiency.
Dubbed Instawindow, the product is aimed at combatting the stress and anxiety that comes with living in dilapidated, often over-crowded local authority housing estates, with a simple wipe-clean adhesive film.
(In 1986, the State of California actually set up a Task Force to Promote Self-Esteem and Personal and Social Responsibility, aimed at combatting drug abuse, welfare dependency, and other conditions presumably fostered by low self-esteem. It didn't work very well, nor did other, similar programs.
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At about three months into their deployment, she visited them at Combat Outpost Tabar in Uruzgan Province.
"So why not look at combat sports like judo, or other indoor sports like badminton.
When he died he was stationed at Combat Outpost Palace in Kandahar.
Afghan National Army soldiers were trained to fire mortars on Wednesday at Combat Outpost Lowell near Kamu.
Jorge Garcia, who were assigned to machine-gun duty with the battalion's Company C at Combat Outpost Margah.
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