Sentence examples for about to clamp down from inspiring English sources

Now, though, they are about to clamp down and ruin everybody's fun.

The immediate catalyst for this week's troubles appeared to be a near-9% fall in the Chinese stockmarket, itself triggered by stories that the authorities were about to clamp down on speculation.

RYANAIR, the most aggressive of Europe's low-cost airlines, saw its share price plunge by 30% on January 28th, following reports that the European Commission is about to clamp down on cut-price-deals which it has with relatively out-of-the-way airports keen to lure tourists.

Proposals published on Tuesday will reopen the debate about ways to clamp down on unacceptable boardroom behaviour – although May has already told business leaders that she does not intend to force companies to directly appoint workers or consumer representatives on to their boards.

The present Conservative leadership has sniffed the public opprobrium, and made something of a song and dance about its efforts to clamp down on evasion and avoidance.

He described comments made by the British prime minister, David Cameron, about proposed measures to clamp down on extremism as being "an extraordinary departure from the traditional operation of liberal societies".

"Debate over sexual morality has been allowed to become a battlefield and we are concerned about the attempt to clamp down and even exclude Christian beliefs on the issue from public life".

The president rejected claims from Trump and former House speaker Newt Gingrich about the supposed need to clamp down on immigration from Muslim countries or to monitor Muslims living in the US.

Re "Perils Seen in Bradley's Tax Proposal," your Jan . 6Political Memo about Bill Bradley's proposal to clamp down on corporate tax shelters and end tax breaks for some special interests: The difference between "good" tax deductions and "loopholes" is in the eye of the beholder.

But officials in Washington and several former meat inspectors said some of the allegations were more peculiar to New York and reflected concerns about Mr. Puchta's willingness to clamp down on a variety of questionable activities.

Still, she had to say something about money so she threatened to clamp down on tax-dodgers, but none of the millionaire Tory donors in the hall batted an eyelid.