Sentence examples for curb it by from inspiring English sources

Corruption, in spite of initial moves to curb it by Mr. Obasanjo, has flourished.

The object was to do something to curb it, by pursuing prosecutions and stepping up training, particularly of national contingents in peacekeeping forces, so that civilians would be protected against predatory soldiers.

They voted for him in the election last year, their representatives in the Knesset keep him in power, and yet he refuses to take any of their political parties as fully-fledged coalition partners.Mr Barak's own immediate response to the rioting inside Israel was to tell the police to curb it by whatever means they deemed necessary.

Online harassment has been an ongoing problem since the dawn of the Internet despite efforts to curb it, particularly in the last year by Facebook and Twitter.

And now, just as the operators of chains like Spearmint Rhino discovered there were profits to be made promoting lap dancing, local politicians are concluding there are votes to be won by curbing it.

So the bus not only pulled out with passengers still at the curb, it drove by its second stop, leaving more commuters out in the cold.

Don't be intimidated by the curb, it's not that scary once you get your first try done.

For example, researchers experimenting with a drug known as PYY3-36 hope it will curb hunger by fooling the brain into thinking the stomach is full.

It might curb efforts by corporations to silence whistleblowers by obtaining local court orders to bar their testimony in future lawsuits.

Officials and consumer advocates say it will curb decisions by H.M.O.'s to deny care based on cost at the expense of the patient's health.

The home secretary, Theresa May, has unveiled the coalition's compromise package on the student visa system and claimed it would curb numbers by more than 25%, with up to 80,000 fewer coming to Britain each year.