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the fight against terrorism ☊ against ☊
the fight against crime ☊ crime ☊
the problem of controlling pests and disease with organic gardening methods ☊ disease ☊
to fight racism/corruption/poverty, etc. ☊ fight ☊
The fire crews had problems fighting the blaze. ☊ fight ☊
fight (against sth): the fight against crime ☊ fight ☊
We need new measures to help (to) fight terrorism. ☊ help ☊
a government initiative to combat unemployment ☊ initiative ☊
investigate (sth): Scientists are investigating the effects of diet on fighting cancer. ☊ investigate ☊
The government is introducing tougher measures to combat crime. ☊ measure ☊
legislation against discrimination on the grounds of race or sex ☊ race ☊
The committee has been searching for new ways to tackle youth unemployment. ☊ search ☊
strategy for doing sth: to develop a strategy for dealing with unemployment ☊ strategy ☊
The government is taking action to combat drug abuse. ☊ take ☊
measures to help reduce/tackle unemployment ☊ unemployment ☊
unite in doing sth: We will unite in fighting crime. ☊ unite ☊
The police and the public need to work together to combat crime. ☊ work ☊