How To Use Curbing In A Sentence
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About ￡3 billion went on reducing pollution caused by all kinds of waste and ￡2.4 billion on curbing air pollution.
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In that case, with the promises made on curbing anti-social behaviour it should only be a matter of a short time before these problems are resolved.
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But high prices in major cities are curbing the speed of the movement of workers.
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He began his reign by purging church officials not loyal to him and by curbing excesses of his own household.
Christianity Today
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Worries about Greek's debt crisis have roiled the oil market for months because of fears that it could rend apart the euro zone, thus damaging the broader global economy, curbing demand for crude oil and squelching investors' appetite for such risky assets as commodities.
Crude Rises on Greek Plan
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I am increasingly convinced that a comprehensive test ban would be a big step to take in curbing proliferation.
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She calls on us to be more mindful consumers, but she notes that: ...individual actions alone are unlikely to bring about change on the scale that is now required -- whether the task is stopping the plasticization of our oceans, protecting our children from endocrine disrupters, or curbing the carbon emissions that fuel global warming.
Kerry Trueman: You May Not Be Into Plastic, But Plastic Is Way Into You
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Sarkozy has refused to retreat on the flagship reform of his term aimed at curbing the deficit and reducing debt.
Reuters: Top News
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At the same time, the government carried out the policy of curbing the powers both politically and economically, and asked the local officials to encourage the yeomen's production.
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The world's largest manufacturer of computer components has a new methodfor curbing the suicide attempts: Replace its workers altogether.
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Fewer nukes in the world is an undisputably good thing, but the issue of curbing international sales of conventional weapons remains unaddressed.
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But that hasn't stopped the lacto-lobby from insisting that rBST is actually a super-duper eco-friendly way to farm 'cause it lets you wring more milk out of fewer cows, thereby curbing a dairy farmer's carbon hoofprint.
Kerry Trueman: You Heard It On Oprah: Factory Farms Stink
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For a government intent on curbing the growth of public spending, social security presented a large target.
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Add the chia seeds (great for curbing appetite).
Times, Sunday Times
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Your assignment: Curbing crime and helping people get out of poverty.
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It is all done in the name of curbing the so-called bad actors, but it imposes costs on everyone.
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It didn't help that his holographic partner, a die-hard environmentalist, kept urging him to clean up after the mess; curbing a horse is not easy to do.
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The low-cost airline is saving money by curbing the discretionary rights of pilots to request extra fuel.
Times, Sunday Times
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Webb wove his way between the leisurely Sunday drivers, curbing his impatience.
PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW
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Perhaps the single largest indicator that American culture is on the wrong track, explains Pastor White, is the national abortion rate—“Fifty million dead in the last thirty-three years,” as he describes it—and it is this disturbing trend that he and his congregants feel most passionate about curbing.
American Grace
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How do you push the country down the road of market democracy while curbing its irredentist impulses?
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Future historians will ask whether a society that anguished over the imposition of ever more absurd politically correct terminology might not have been better employed in curbing some of the excesses of the rock music industry.
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Stone processed by sawing could be used at this stage as flags, sills, jambs, lintels, curbing, and blocks for wall construction.
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The area is paved, with stone curbing around the tree trunks - not the grassy sort of parks we have in the United States.
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The archducal court did not wish to enforce the agreement because they used the Uskoks as a defense system for their Croatian territories and for the purpose of curbing Venetian demands on land and sea.
The Uskok �Problem� and Habsburg, Venetian, and Ottoman Relations at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century
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They go on to wonder about the logic of Minister McDowell s actions given his stated aim of curbing excessive drinking.
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Republicans eager to take credit for curbing illegal immigration wanted the over-all bill to proceed, without the education provision if necessary.
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When the Government is curbing or cutting back, this competition grows bitter.
Times, Sunday Times
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Some European nations have passed so-called anticult laws aimed at curbing the rights of unpopular new religions.
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Hughes has worked hard on curbing his fiery nature, reining in his fanatical work-rate in the gym and getting him to control and direct his natural aggression.
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Broken curbing and an accumulation of litter on vacant lots contributed to the overall poor impression of the area.
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Other earlier Buddhist sutras mention that the contemplation on a corpse is effective for curbing sensual desires, but they make no reference to the gender or appearance of the corpse.
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He believes that when discussing and planning the question of curbing lending growth, one has to take several aspects into consideration.
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Theories of value that focus on curbing desire run up against the demand for self-realisation, which is one of the strongest impulses in modern life.
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It is through marriage that the disease spreads and there can't be a better way of curbing thalassaemia than making people aware.
The Times of India
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Cleaning up city air is also easier than curbing output of carbon dioxide, a gas thought to cause climate change.
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I am increasingly convinced that a comprehensive test ban would be a big step to take in curbing proliferation.
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It means banks curbing dividends and bonuses to boost capital enough to extend new loans to viable businesses.
Times, Sunday Times
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A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation.
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The cost of curbing inflation will be lower growth and higher unemployment.
Times, Sunday Times
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How about leaving the old and working class alone and curbing the excesses of the top ten per cent earners and the larger corporations?
The Sun
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Many of the paths around the village have been resurfaced and repaired and damaged curbing replaced.
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He began his reign by purging church officials not loyal to him and by curbing excesses of his own household.
Christianity Today
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Explanations given to Maori at the time of signing emphasised the role of this kawanatanga in curbing the excesses of Pakeha settlers and protecting Maori.
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Further clauses are aimed at curbing freedom of expression and the right to information.
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The government needs to take a stronger stand in curbing robbery and mob justice.
Global Voices in English » Kenya: Lion-saving Art Takes Shape
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We'll never have a law curbing those fatsoes sadly.
Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News
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Like the activists who lobbied for the legislation, Dodd-Frank assumes that minerals such as gold, wolframite, coltan and tin, which are extracted from areas under the control of armed groups, drive the conflict, and therefore, curbing the trade would bring peace to the region.
Mvemba Dizolele: Conflict Minerals in the Congo: Let's Be Frank About Dodd-Frank
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Police are looking for ways of curbing the traffic in guns.
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Hollywood producers and distributors had begun tightening their grip on actors' salaries and curbing their creative input.
Times, Sunday Times
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Women were seen as ignorant, illiterate and stupid beings who wanted only to produce children - curbing their fertility was obviously needed.
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She said it could lose points in the next round for poor curbing, paint work etc.
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About ￡3 billion went on reducing pollution caused by all kinds of waste and ￡2.4 billion on curbing air pollution.
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When she's not curbing her enthusiasm, where does she hang her hat?
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Here the aims were three-fold: curbing expenditure, raising standards and giving greater emphasis to health promotion and illness prevention.
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The state has various disincentives to curbing these practices.
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Republicans eager to take credit for curbing illegal immigration wanted the over-all bill to proceed, without the education provision if necessary.
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The lawsuits, marketing guidelines and the self-policing nature of the industry have been effective at curbing blatant greenwash.
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The latter regarded the former as inftru - ments of power* wifliing ro pay their court to the Mother Countiyf by curbing the fpirit of American freedom* and the fornex kept a flridl eye on the latter* left they might fmooth the way to independency* at which they were charged, with aiming.
An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American United States
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The new ads - aimed at curbing rude behavior like manspreading - are set to go up in the subways next month.
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Slowly, with Bernard impatiently curbing his pace to match his companion's, they began to climb over the rough ground.
DEATH SPEAKS SOFTLY
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He wanted legislation curbing inversions to be tied to a comprehensive revamp of the tax code that would give U.S. companies incentives to keep their addresses at home.
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When the Government is curbing or cutting back, this competition grows bitter.
Times, Sunday Times
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McChrystal, the commander at the time, issued guidance on curbing the use of airstrikes and rewarded what he termed "courageous restraint" on the battlefield.
Petraeus apologizes for NATO strike that reportedly killed nine Afghan children
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Other salvaged materials included granite curbing, timber, light fixtures, and natural boulders.
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The new rules, which are explicitly aimed at curbing binge drinking, will create a number of changes to how alcohol is served in licenced establishments throughout the province.
New Alcohol Regulations Target Binge Drinking in Alberta : Law is Cool
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It means banks curbing dividends and bonuses to boost capital enough to extend new loans to viable businesses.
Times, Sunday Times
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There is no asphalt or curbing and drainage is along open ditches.
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She strove to pull herself together, curbing the tears, though she was still trembling inwardly.
THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE
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A new study has found that counseling by telephone could be effective in curbing excessive drinking.
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I prefer a more resolutive approach to curbing drunken driving or drunkenness, and all the baggage that comes with it.
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It's the same Indianapolis Speedway, but it's a different racetrack with the new pavement, and the corners are a little bit different with the curbing.
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The official curbing of television violence is not an idle or empty threat.
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Petrol could only be bought on production of it, thus making it a barrier to car crime and also curbing uninsured drivers.
Times, Sunday Times
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Moreover, both Labour and the Conservatives are committed to curbing future immigration.
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Some even want us to erect barriers to keep jobs in the United States, even if it means curbing productivity gains.
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There will also be announcements on curbing the excesses of health and safety zealots.
Times, Sunday Times
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The Government, which had not yet emancipated itself from the habit of "assorting" its citizens and dividing them into a protected and a tolerated class, set out to elaborate measures for "curbing" the Jews belonging to the latter category.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894)
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The world's largest manufacturer of computer components has a new methodfor curbing the suicide attempts: Replace its workers altogether.
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It means banks curbing dividends and bonuses to boost capital enough to extend new loans to viable businesses.
Times, Sunday Times
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The arrogance of the great capitalists remains undamaged, as they busy themselves with post-disaster job one: fending off what they fear will be a tide of market-fettering regulations and restrictions curbing their freedom to plunder the planet.
Robert Koehler: Restraining the Profit Itch
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The former vice chancellor was honoured for his contribution in curbing the hooliganism on the campus.
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For all of what he describes as the overhaul's strengths - particularly the limits placed on banks 'trading activities - he still feels that the legislation doesn't go far enough in curbing potentially problematic bank activities like investing in hedge funds.
NYT > Home Page
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Curbing the deductibility of business entertainment.
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He proposed a legislative and regulatory framework aimed at curbing the "oligarchies" in the media and ensuring control of and access to the media for ordinary people.
ANC Daily News Briefing
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‘We have the men capable of curbing the Limerick forwards sufficiently to deny them compiling a winning tally,’ he said.
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This would go a long way to curbing the lobbyists influence over our government. gocart mozart Says:
Matthew Yglesias » Huckabee Making Strong Bid to Lose “Likeable Conservative” Credentials
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If such resolution declares only an intention to macadamize, the contract should not be let for both macadamizing and curbing the sidewalk.
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As we walked up what used to be a laneway in the village towards the waterfront (the laneway with its curbing is still there, but the village is wiped away), a middle aged woman was walking towards us.
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The cost of curbing inflation will be lower growth and higher unemployment.
Times, Sunday Times
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The exterior is made of broken-up concrete curbing, with multicolored glass bottles embedded in the walls.
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But he also needs the cooperation of the people in curbing the menace.
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Should we not put an end to the legislative ping-pong at the end of the parliamentary session by curbing the powers of the Lords and improving scrutiny in the Commons?
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As the authors of the Constitution knew, copyright was created in Great Britain by the Statute of Anne in 1710 for the purpose of curbing the monopolistic practices of the London Stationers 'Company and also, as its title proclaimed, "for the encouragement of learning.
Google & the Future of Books
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Adequate legislation should be enacted to ensure curbing of illegal activities in the forests.
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The report said that "cellulosic" species - such as switchgrass - are a better option for curbing emissions than corn because they don't require annual replowing and planting.
Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment
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Exhaustion was curbing her desire to call to the stallion, as she could barely catch enough breath to walk after Dash.
SHARDS OF A BROKEN CROWN
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Fences were made of wood and water tanks were made of wood: even street curbing was built from timber.
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House Speaker John Boehner sought an explanation of what he termed a "contradiction" between Obama's stated goal of regime change in Libya and the limitation of the United Nations- sanctioned attack to curbing the ability of Muammar Qaddafi's forces to attack civilians.
BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
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The measure began as a way of curbing puppy farms and kitten factories.
Times, Sunday Times
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Sir Harry, while curbing the military from any act of retaliation against the insults heaped on them,195 was not to be daunted from the line he had taken up, and with his usual energy devised arrangements for supplying Government servants with meat and bread.
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.
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Some European nations have passed so-called anticult laws aimed at curbing the rights of unpopular new religions.
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* Tax aimed at curbing increase in short forex holdings
UPDATE 1-Brazil imposes tax to curb forex short selling | Reuters
