Sentence examples for directive to combat from inspiring English sources

Thus, in March 1998, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive to combat the problem of late payment.

They were issued Wednesday as part of a social agenda package that also includes a proposal for a new directive to combat discrimination on grounds of religion or belief, age, sexual orientation and disability.

A government directive ordered officials to combat "superstition and terror", watch out for traffic accidents caused by distracted motorists and prevent stampedes.

But Mr. Rumsfeld's directive reflects an effort to combat criticism from the families of the victims and Japanese officials that the submarine crew was guilty of irresponsible behavior.

This is already the case with the recent (26th November, 2008) European Commission's directive on the measures to combat the economic crisis.

The EC Directive 2002/96/EC – better known as WEEE Directive (an acronym for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) – aimed to combat the increasing amount of e-waste from electrical and electronic devices no longer used [9].

David Cameron and Nick Clegg stand accused of sending the "wrong signal" to pimps and human traffickers across the world after the coalition decided against endorsing an EU directive designed to co-ordinate European efforts to combat the trade in sex slaves.

By choosing not to opt in to the directive, the government is failing in its efforts to combat this transnational crime".

The documents obtained by the Observer show how Philip Morris International (PMI) employed 161 people to combat a proposed tobacco products directive (TPD), a major piece of European Union legislation that health campaigners say would save lives.

It is therefore with great interest that we await the proposal for a directive aimed at putting Community measures in place to combat avian influenza.

The directive went on, "They shall be given priority comparable to combat operations".