In 1920, during the Polish-Soviet War, he confronted disaster, riding on horseback with a Cossack unit of the Red Army while contributing propaganda to the army's daily newspaper.
If not confronted, disaster risks – exacerbated by climate change – are likely to compromise the impressive improvements in children's lives that have been achieved in recent decades.
She confronts disaster, or potential disaster, straight on, with the bright face of her will.
With chapters on Superstorm Sandy, the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, the 2001 anthrax attacks, and evacuations from Gulf Coast hurricanes, the book covers major areas in public health preparedness, portraying the varied and complex challenges the public health community faces when confronting disaster.
From the Oklahoma City bombings to 9/11, from the tsunami in South Asia to Hurricane Katrina, Americans have rallied to confront disaster natural or man-made, domestic or abroad with the determination, compassion and unity that have defined our nation since its founding.
But now he was confronting disaster.
The population pouring into this effervescent area is dominated by creatives and freelancers who rent — and thus confront disasters with cured meats more than plywood.
So far, to the good fortune of the nation — and, even, the world — the President has had to confront disasters only of his own making, like firing Comey and promulgating executive orders that discriminate against religious and ethnic minorities.
People put up bridges in a hurry when confronting disasters like Harvey and Irma.
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Confronted with disaster in Iraq, the risk of Afghanistan following Iraq into chaos, and the escalating crisis with Iran, the US can no longer treat the Nato allies with disdain.
