They relied on the police and security services to guard against a threat that could never be eliminated, only diminished.
In any case, the problem of moral hazard can never be eliminated, only suppressed (at a cost).
Sherman's troops concentrated on the industrial centre of the city, so although that was eliminated, "only" 40% of the entire city was burned down.
Ewing was eliminated only because doctors wanted the donor to be a family member, and Cooper was the healthiest option in the final group, which included three cousins.
Last season, the Rangers chased the last playoff berth from below and were eliminated only when they lost a season-concluding shootout in Philadelphia.
That is why America's demons — dogmatic principles, self-destructive politics and the arrogance of power — can never be eliminated, only juggled by great leaders.
Sometimes, Gandhi said Indian freedom would never come until untouchability was expunged; sometimes he argued that untouchability could be eliminated only after independence was won.
Four years later, he took Australia to the World Cup and was eliminated only by a dubious penalty awarded the eventual tournament winner, Italy.
But the earlier plan eliminated only two express routes, because the agency had expected to increase fares for that service, which never occurred.
The V-2 threat was eliminated only by bombing the launch sites and forcing the German army to retreat beyond missile range.
Through two rounds of balloting that eliminated only one of two challengers, he failed to win the 60percentt of delegate votes he needed to secure the party nomination without a primary as he had two years ago.
