Sentence examples for be to stem from inspiring English sources

In Africa's drug trafficking hubs such as Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambique, Kenya and South Africa, a primary aim must be to stem traffickers' infiltration of critical state institutions.

Indeed, if a consortium of Western powers eventually decides to intervene in the Middle East, it may well be to stem the growing tide of refugees, rather than over any "red lines" crossed in the conflicts.

Last year, amid the company's worst financial crisis since his grandfather's days, the company promoted Akio Toyoda, expecting that his biggest challenge would be to stem a flood of red ink -- not the recalls that have tarnished Toyota's sterling image for quality.

Rather, it is to stem the flow of contraband.

If the goal is to stem terrorism, this is a plan destined to boomerang.

It is also thought that the block is to stem the coordination of further organised violence in the state.

The idea is to stem the tide of debris that is littering space around the Earth.

Johnson's war was to stem the outward migration to urban areas and create economic opportunity.

Thaci's key challenge is to stem corruption, which has dogged Kosovo since the war ended in 1999.

The goal is to stem the rising child death toll in the deteriorating situation.

I don't think what the governor has proposed is going to be sufficient to stem that tide".