When typhoon Haiyan wreaked havoc in the Philippines last year, thousands of lives were saved thanks to training and support from government, civil society and international organisations.
While increased use of explosives and bombs – thanks to training from other terrorist outfits – has characterised more recent Boko Haram attacks, the majority of attacks remain armed assaults using machine guns.
Even beyond the opportunistic passport snaffling that's gone on for decades – remember Zola Budd? – many gold medals are won thanks to training camps far from the territory whose national anthem is played.
In the weeks ahead, as his own forces are worn down, the rebels should get stronger thanks to training, better weapons, secure communications, fresh supplies of ammunition and battlefield experience.They may also be getting their hands on some much-needed oil money.
The U.S. forces were successful in repelling North Korean advances thanks to training and support, but forces in the South Korean sectors were not as successful.
Better still, thanks to efficient train and bus systems, slaloming between destinations -- and through some breathtaking Alpine landscapes -- doesn't risk any broken limbs.
Destinee Mangum, one of the targets of hate speech on a MAX train, thanks strangers for saving her life.
This resulted in an effective response during the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in 2011, which saw the group of residents with psychosocial disabilities evacuated first thanks to the training they had received as part of their social skill development program and the multimedia training manuals that were designed to be accessible by all in the community.
He added: "In the acknowledgments, Jeff thanks me for training him.
"His one-dimensional orchestration is all thanks to his training as an organist".
Hearty breakfasts and tasty dinners, as well as optional picnic lunches, are camp trademarks thanks to mule trains that deliver fresh fruit and vegetables several times a week.
