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The word 'curtail' is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to reduce, limit or cut short. Example: The company had to curtail its spending due to financial constraints.
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McConnell has now filed motions to bring debate to a close on two vexed bills relating to the NSA: the USA Freedom Act, which seeks to curtail some of the NSA's surveillance powers; and a short-term extension of a key section of the Patriot Act, which Senate Republican leaders claim is essential to preserving critical post-9/11 intelligence powers.
Co-author Dr Catherine Verfaillie, from the University of Leuven in Belgium, said: "IPSC models can now be used to better understand dementia, and in particular frontotemporal dementia, and might lead to the development of drugs that can curtail or slow down the degeneration of cortical neurons".
Paul's two-year campaign to curtail US surveillance powers – in a partnership with leftwing Democrats – has been a case in point, although his efforts over the last 24 hours have been more as a one-man show.
Voter concern that a Romney-Ryan White House would curtail entitlements helped fuel the Democratic victory of 2012.
Shepherd, the lead author of the study, warned that this progress could be put at risk by a combination of the economic recovery – which could make alcohol more affordable for young people – and a further round of austerity cuts that could curtail spending on CCTV and police resources.
Overwhelmed by the logistical duties of managing such a large pool, Tommy has attempted to curtail its exponential growth by raising the entry fee – from $20 to $30 to $40.
He said that the ruling by the human rights court — which requires ministers to create a review system for murderers serving whole life orders in England and Wales — had reinforced his "determination to curtail the role of the court of human rights in the UK".
Only a few weeks ago the government proposed to curtail the powers of the constitutional court – which after 1989 had been modelled on the German constitutional court and which has an impressive track record in protecting democracy and the rule of law.
They led twice against Stuart Pearce's men with Odion Ighalo and Matej Vydra on target but Antonio struck in each half to curtail Jokanovic's dream start.
The Conservatives were elected on a manifesto commitment to "scrap the Human Rights Act and curtail the role of the European court of human rights".
Critics saw the tax as an attempt to crack down on opposition voices and curtail civil liberties.
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