Sentence examples for diminish violence from inspiring English sources

Its goal was to diminish violence during elections there, by changing the perceptions and behavior of youth party members and the police – key players in election violence.

"The formation of a government of national unity will set the stage for efforts to diminish violence," Khalilzad said, adding that "Iraq is strategically heading in the right direction now". Khalilzad spoke at a business conference meant to drum up foreign investment in Iraq.

Over the years, the police have tried various tactics to diminish violence and murder, including community policing, targeting high-crime areas called "hot spots," starting specialized anti-gang units, and, most recently, employing algorithms to predict who is most likely to pick up a gun and shoot someone.

If proponents of VAWA truly seek to assist victims and diminish violence, they should stop branding those with substantive concerns about VAWA as anti-women or pro-abuse, and instead welcome an openconversation about positive reforms.

The heart of Pinker's argument is that the trends and historical forces associated with modernity have steadily diminished violence.

Right-wing members of Mr. Sharon's cabinet threatened on Sunday to bolt if the meeting was held despite continuing, if much diminished, violence.

All this normalises and diminishes violence towards women: if it is easy to laugh about, it is hard to take seriously.

Mr. Uribe has presided over a growing economy, widespread eradication of drug crops, diminishing violence and a recent deal to begin peace negotiations with a 10,000-member rightist paramilitary group.

After a couple of years of diminishing violence credited to a military operation that kicked off in June 2014, the militants appear to have returned with a vengeance.

"That's the information we have from the resistance". U.S. officials said improved Iraqi security forces played a role in diminishing violence.

"What we can do is diminish the violence".