Word: combating
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...came to pass Friday that the Parisian subway system received the first application of a new perfume. The scent, named Madeleine (after one of the more notoriously fetid stops on the Metro) is to be splashed throughout the subway system over the next few weeks in order to combat the unwholesome odors that have permeated the city's underground since its creation...
Army Gen. Hugh Shelton, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Pentagon was sending an additional 36 combat aircraft to the Gulf. He said more ground troops also would...
...Recruitment is not hand-to-hand combat [anymore]," Banks says. "That's what the UMRP does--hand-to-hand recruitment, personal contact by phone and by visits...
...Richard J. Howe declined to answer specific questions about the GAO report. He said, without citing specific examples, that the report "contains errors of fact and interpretation" and that "it ignores recent progress in strengthening law and industry procedures, which Citibank strongly supports in keeping with our commitment to combat money laundering." Citibank declined to make Elliott available for comment but has in the past denied that she or the bank violated any laws. She remains a Citibank employee in good standing...
While Chemistry midterms and last minute papers may detract from the holiday spirit, many Houses try to combat academically fueled apathy with unique seasonal traditions--traditions that have remained, albeit with some changes, slightly adjusted in the face of randomization...