Sentence examples for counter this scourge from inspiring English sources

And the deficit zealots, growing in strength, would do nothing to counter this scourge.

Today, forty years later, it occurs to me that if my mother was right -- if the look of food is what makes people want to eat it -- there may be a cheap, effective way to counter the scourge of obesity and to dramatically reduce the cost of health care in America.

Keenan said countering the scourge of ice was high on the government's agenda.

At the same time, NATO is countering the scourge of piracy off the coast of Africa, and conducting counterterrorism activities in the Mediterranean.

"The UK is a world leader in the digital economy, so we urge the government and companies to work together to make us the world leader in countering the scourge of cybercrime".

In a 2011 speech, the king countered the scourge of Arab Holocaust denial by describing the tragedy as "a wound to the collective memory, which we know is engraved in one of the most painful chapters of the collective history of mankind --and called on mankind --andobserve Yomankind --and

Last week, they pledged to spend €6bn (£5bn) over two years to fund job creation, training and apprenticeships for young people in an attempt to counter a scourge that has attained historic proportions.

Ending this scourge is a moral imperative.

This scourge must be stamped out".

"This scourge must be stamped out," he said.

Are current laws adequate to fight this scourge?