11.   That plan was part of a larger effort to rid the city of slums and shantytowns.

12.   THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is considering a way to rid the city of rats while at the same time saving the hard-earned money in the national coffers.

13.   The Hawks were formed with PLO backing two years ago as a vigilante force to rid the city of drug dealers.

14.   The mural program began as part of an initiative to rid the city of graffiti.

15.   The Taliban began in Kandahar to rid the city of the warlords.