Word: combat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...George Bush had ordered American forces to prevent Panamanian soldiers from reaching the headquarters where Manuel Noriega was bottled up, the U.S. surely had the military muscle to do the job. The 12,000 U.S. combat troops under the Southern Command far outstrip the 6,000-man Panama Defense Forces in both training and hardware. But civilian and military casualties would have been high, if only because the vital military installations are situated in downtown Panama City. As a Marine officer pointed out, "Even an M-1 rifle can kill a lot of people in a crowd...
...spiraling AIDS epidemic are awash in medical expenses they cannot afford. And the safety net beneath them has proved less than reassuring. Since the AIDS crisis began in the early 1980s, the nation's private health-care industry -- hospitals, insurance companies and pharmaceutical firms -- has engaged in quiet combat with government agencies over who should foot the bill for the disease, which now afflicts an estimated 44,000 Americans. And the tab is rising. This year the cost for AIDS medical care is expected to be $3.75 billion; by 1992 that figure is likely to more than double. Whose responsibility...
...refuse to let this chilling vision become reality. In my ongoing quest to make the world a fairer place and to combat campus activist apathy, I humbly propose a new, time consuming, liberal cause celebre...
...chess player will also discuss a new curriculum he has developed, which stresses chess as an academic discipline. Kasparov's curriculum has been proven to combat drug use in inner-city schools by endowing children with cognitive skills which allow them to make proper decisions concerning drugs, Edelman said...
...rise has put area residents on the defensive. About 500 local homeowners and renters have formed a neighborhood watch group to combat the Square's crime problem...