Sentence examples for curb junk from inspiring English sources

Having failed to use its power to curb junk lending back when it might have helped to head off the problem, the Federal Reserve is now confronting the limits of its powers to reverse the situation.

Attempts to curb junk food marketing through voluntary guidelines have been nearly useless, and junk food is now advertised on school buses and in schools.

A worthy but imperfect amendment pending in Congress would help curb junk foods sold in too many of the nation's schools.

The Senate passed a bill to curb junk commercial e-mail by voice vote on Tuesday, bringing national regulations on spam closer to reality.

BHF chief executive Simon Gillespie said the figures pointed to "an extremely worrying trend" and called for "further regulatory action to reduce sugar and fat content in food, and to curb junk food advertising directed at young children".

The children's manifesto, to be unveiled tomorrow by election co-ordinator Alan Milburn, Education Secretary Ruth Kelly and Children's Minister Margaret Hodge, will also promise to curb junk food advertising on TV.

Eventually, laws curbing junk e-mail and setting basic standards for collecting and using online data are a good bet.

Yes, we need policies that curb increased junk food consumption.

The recommendations embrace a range of initiatives, some of them untested — like federal curbs on junk food advertising — and measures like soda taxes that have been effective in reducing soda consumption.

Curbs on junk food adverts and two-for-one deals for biscuits and cakes are being drawn up in Downing Street as Theresa May prepares for a U-turn on obesity, The Times has learnt.

Does that mean we should have curbs on junk-food ads, just as there are limits for cigarette and alcohol ads?