6 sentences with 'eliminate'
Example sentences and phrases with the word eliminate and other words derived from it.
• « Pompey was one of the greatest Roman generals, and soon left to eliminate piracy in the Mediterranean, conquer the Jewish kingdom of Judea and crush an ongoing revolt in Anatolia. »
• « Emperor Justinian had legal experts review the entire corpus of Roman law, eliminate contradictions and determine which laws should be applied. He codified this project in the Corpus Juris Civilis, which is the direct textual predecessor of most of the legal systems still in use in Europe. »
• « After seizing control of the caliphate, the Abbasids went on a series of concerted assassinations, trying to eliminate all possible Umayyad competitors, and only one member of the Umayyad leadership survived. »
• « Significantly, however, Bismarck persuaded the Prussian king not to order a march on Vienna and the occupation of Austria itself; Bismarck's aim had been to eliminate Austria from contention as a potential ruling power in Germany, not to attempt to conquer and control it. »
• « People who take steps to prevent or eliminate abdominal obesity do much more than cultivate a pleasing appearance - they lay the foundation for a healthier and longer life. »
• « Burn calories: Weight-loss experts suggest that you should aim to burn about 300 calories a day (plus the 250 you eliminate by cutting down on fatty foods) to lose half a kilo a week. But don't overdo it or rush it, as you risk exhausting yourself or injuring yourself. »