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1.The Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promised to rid his country of terrorism following the killings.

rid of 除去，摆脱

We have ridded the earth of his shadow and liberated its peoples from his yoke.
我们把他的影子从地球上消除尽净，把世界上的人民从他的压迫下解放出来。

The decade or longer reform gradually ridded Ukrainian agriculture of economic crisis and revealed ever - greater effects.
经过十余年的改革，乌克兰农业正在逐渐摆脱经济危机，改革成效日益显现。

2.It pains me to see them treated so unjustly as a consequence of two governments' mutually belligerent policies.

as a consequence of 因此；由于…的结果

I regret to inform you he died as a consequence of his injuries.
我很遗憾地通知你，他因伤势太重不治身亡。

This fact has been fully appreciated as a consequence of airborne surveys.
这一事实经过航空普查完全弄清楚了。