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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
combat . Alternative spelling ofcombating .
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Examples
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In 1986 Ronald Reagan issued a National Security directive giving the State Department the lead role in combatting international terrorism and the FBI the lead on domestic terrorism, and appointed Jerry Bremer (later US proconsul in Baghdad) to head the initiative.
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Plaid's commitment to pursuing a different criminal justice strategy, rejecting ASBOs as an ineffective tool in combatting crime.
First Motions 2009
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In comments on Friday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that progress in combatting the global recession was being put in jeopardy by China's resistance to a faster appreciation of the yuan.
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"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia realizes it has its own vested interest in combatting terrorism in Yemen and specifically keeping it in Yemen so that it does not trickle across the northern border to Saudi Arabia," Steinbeiser said.
Two in Custody, Yemen Searches for Suspects in Bomb Plot 2010
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In comments on Friday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that progress in combatting the global recession was being put in jeopardy by China's resistance to a faster appreciation of the yuan.
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In comments on Friday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that progress in combatting the global recession was being put in jeopardy by China's resistance to a faster appreciation of the yuan.
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In comments on Friday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that progress in combatting the global recession was being put in jeopardy by China's resistance to a faster appreciation of the yuan.
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Plaid's commitment to pursuing a different criminal justice strategy, rejecting ASBOs as an ineffective tool in combatting crime.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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In comments on Friday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that progress in combatting the global recession was being put in jeopardy by China's resistance to a faster appreciation of the yuan.
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In comments on Friday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that progress in combatting the global recession was being put in jeopardy by China's resistance to a faster appreciation of the yuan.
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