Sentence examples for curb use from inspiring English sources

If these measures do not relieve demand, then perhaps surcharges should be imposed to curb use.

Some states — including, until recently, California — have strict laws to curb use of these bonds.

"One person's tax shelter is another person's tax benefit," said Representative Lloyd Doggett, a Texas Democrat who introduced legislation last year to curb use of shelters.

The company said the value of its stake in Shui Jing Fang, which opened its first distillery in 1408, dived after sales tumbled 78% in the year to 30 June amid heavy price competition from rival brands and action by the Chinese government to curb use of luxury goods by officials.

The officer, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, made the pledge, to curb use of Egypt's so-called "emergency law," in an apparent attempt to mollify those who are discontent with the heavy-handed police tactics of the military-led government on the eve of the anniversary of the revolt that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

The current "war on drugs -style anti-drugs -stylete has done virtually nothing to climatee of illicit substances, critics say.

"Curb" uses the most unconventional means -- an improvised, R-rated kvetch-fest -- to arrive at the ideal sitcom conclusion: each week, like Lucy Ricardo, Archie Bunker or Ralph Kramden, Larry schemes, lies and gets his comeuppance.

Many Democrats now focus on curbing use of the Senate filibuster, even though they found the 60-vote threshold useful in preventing Mr. Obama's predecessor from getting many conservative nominees to the federal bench.

Medigap plans do not do their assigned job of curbing use; they increase it.

Leaders, especially Suharto, the general who ruled Indonesia until 1998, enforced teaching of Indonesian and curbed use of English.

Senate leaders are expected to announce new rules on Thursday aimed at curbing use of the filibuster to stall or kill legislation or presidential nominations.