Sentence examples for tackling a scourge from inspiring English sources

Instead of haphazard and unreliable checks on motorists in the name of anti-terrorism, let's see police tackling a scourge that reliably and predictably causes more death and mayhem on our streets.

Jim Yong Kim, the former physician who heads the Bank, told the Guardian he would take to the podium at the World Economic Forum in Davos every year to point the finger at governments who failed to live up to promises to tackle a scourge affecting tens of millions of children.

Her business would not only help tackle an environmental scourge, it would also provide work and income for women and their families.

Farkass insists that recycling is a crucial element in tackling the scourge of plastics pollution to the Danube.

Years later, when she became the MP for the wider constituency of Batley and Spen, she decided that tackling the scourge of loneliness would be a key priority in her new political role.

"Iodised salt is a remarkable success story, but a further push is needed to complete the journey in tackling this scourge, which has affected mankind over decades and centuries," said Roland Kupka, a senior adviser on nutrition with Unicef.

Jeremy Corbyn has made some sensible and laudable suggestions on tackling the scourge of sexual harassment: the extension of a scheme tested in Bradford to register the number plates of  men who shout at women in the street, and the creation of a police hotline for reporting harassment and assault staffed exclusively by women, is especially encouraging.

The Licensing Act of 2003 was supposed to give communities the upper hand in tackling the scourge of binge drinking.

The aid budget is first and foremost about tackling the scourge of poverty - poverty that sees three million children die from preventable diseases.

It is clear that the public interest will be best served by remaining as close as possible to Europe on tackling the scourge of corporate tax dodging".

Plans to commit €22bn to tackling the scourge of youth unemployment across Europe will be considered by EU leaders on Monday as international pressure mounts for action to help young people chart a way through the deepening economic crisis.