Sentence examples for tried to combat from inspiring English sources

I tried to combat these absurd manias.

Local governments have tried to combat these weekend car dealerships for more than a decade.

Mr. Mohamed said he tried to combat corruption from inside the government.

For generations, politicians tried to combat vice; for the last four decades, they have promoted it.

NASA has tried to combat that pressure to conform within its organization.

It tried to combat its weak conference schedule with difficult nonconference games.

She has tried to combat some of the negativity around periods with a magazine entitled Adventures in Menstruating.

Mr. White has long said he tried to combat hazing, but was met with indifference by university leaders.

Initially, Mr. Rajoy tried to combat the Catalan challenge by urging greater national unity and solidarity among Spain's 17 regions.

City officials have tried to combat speeding and drunken driving with advertising campaigns on subways, bus shelters and television.

We get the story of guerrilla warfare, and also an account of how soldiers have tried to combat it.