It also involved conventional fighting and at this the Biafrans, after a surprising irruption in August 1967 to within 150km (nearly 100 miles) of the federal capital, proved inadequate.

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He was referring not only to the controversial use of armed drones to target terrorists in Pakistan, Afghanistan and other countries, but also the commitment of tens of thousands of U.S. ground troops in conventional fighting.

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Officials said they hoped the technology would enhance counterterrorism efforts and boost conventional crime-fighting efforts.

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Some on campus also wondered why the list did not emphasize more conventional ways of fighting back.

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In the past, DirecTV has tried a variety of more conventional approaches to fighting piracy, including cooperating with law enforcement to bust black market distributors and taking various electronic counter measures, or ECMs. In January, DirecTV instructed its satellites to send an ECM known as a "card kill" on Super Bowl Sunday.

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Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon has spent his managerial career fighting against the conventional wisdom.

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Mr Kejriwal, clearly, is a street-fighting outsider who is trying to change the conventional narrative of Indian politics by taking on the rich and powerful.

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