Sentence examples for combat the scourge from inspiring English sources

And later today, I will discuss our efforts to combat the scourge of human trafficking.

It is time to rethink this war and combat the scourge of corruption.

Earth Institute researchers have spent two decades working with Bangladeshi scientists and medical workers to combat the scourge.

Insecticides such as DDT have long been used to combat the scourge of malaria in the developing world.

Finally, China has done little to combat the scourge of illegal logging, which is an enormous problem in many developing nations.

Whether in Africa or Latin America, speakers implied, religion could not be neutral; it would either condone or even abet violence, or it would actively combat the scourge.

Naloxone, a drug that has been around since the '60s and historically used in emergency rooms and by paramedics, has recently gained wider acceptance and recognition as a critical tool for combatting the scourge of opiate overdoses sweeping the country.

While announcing a taskforce to combat the "dreadful scourge" of ice, Abbott said the fact defence personnel were using it showed the need for urgent action.

Such a sentence would be the first of its kind in Ohio, where the authorities are trying to strengthen laws to combat the drug scourge, one of the worst in the nation.

My granddaddy, a tobacco farmer, particularly prized his "two seater" -- a deluxe outhouse constructed courtesy of the Civilian Conservation Corps to combat the hookworm scourge.

For example, while introducing legislation in the 104th Session of the Tennesee General Assembly to combat the deadly scourge of eco-terrorism in south Knoxville, Rep. Nicely stated that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was "a leaderless terrorism group - they just kind of spring up sporadically".