Sentence examples for fighting initiatives from inspiring English sources

(AT&T has some history of fighting initiatives that would open up rural Appalachian communities to new providers).

Hired by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani as part of a new crime fighting initiative, Bratton embraced the "broken windows" theory that had made him so successful as chief of the city's transit police.

Food companies like Coca Cola have spent tens of millions of dollars fighting tax initiatives.

Ultimately though, corporations taking a larger role in proposing and fighting ballot initiatives may in fact be a sign of progress.

According to Center for Food Safety's Colin O'Neil, food manufacturers and the pesticide industry spent nearly $70 million fighting ballot initiatives in just two of those states, California and Washington State.

Trying to sue gun makers or ban particular weapons detracts from real crime-fighting initiatives (editorial, Nov. 5).

The bureau frequently partners with local jurisdictions on various crime-fighting initiatives, including to help solve homicides.

"In particular, the expansion of the DNA databank and the elimination of the statute of limitations on rape are two critically important crime-fighting initiatives".

By making driving cheaper, the tax benefit may weaken the intended effects of the new traffic-fighting initiatives, Mr. Zupan said.

• "We love the freshness of this approach" by Women's Health, said Christine Cea, senior director for marketing communications at the Unilever office in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., and how it fits with "hunger-fighting initiatives" by Unilever foundations.

But statistics show that crime has continued to fall, and the Bloomberg administration says the credit should go to a series of highly selective crime-fighting initiatives that has won significant victories in the streets.