Mahmud began by curbing the power of rival claimants.
EVERY economics student learns that higher interest rates depress growth by curbing borrowing and spending.
The commission plans to alter existing laws by curbing the carmakers' design copyright on spare parts.
We should start by curbing some fossil fuel use, of course.
Campaigners called for the savings to be passed on to passengers by curbing planned fare rises.
Cimetidine revolutionized the treatment of ulcers by curbing stomach acidity to permit the healing of ulcers quickly and painlessly.
Lastly, to the extent the Nordics have prospered, they have done so un-Nordically, by curbing the state.
When asked how all this would be funded, party leaders said state revenues could be increased simply by curbing corruption.
Or Congress's rebukes to the Supreme Court by curbing the authority of the federal courts in protecting detainees' rights.
The administration urged Congress to approve the president's proposals to slow the growth of Medicare by curbing payments to hospitals.
They also say sellers have not yet caught up with the trend by curbing their asking prices.
