Sentence examples for curbed over from inspiring English sources

Those instincts can be tamed, just as bad habits are often curbed over the course of any player's career.

Efforts to curb over-prescribed prescription drugs; Sam Grobart on how much data you use on your smartphone; and David Carr looks at the return of newspaper barons.

Proponents of pay caps say that they can help curb over-all costs and prevent wealthy teams from soaking up high-priced talent.

James Oddo, a Republican councilman from Staten Island, had only one item on his budget wish list this year: $300,000 more for city planners to curb over-development in the boroughs outside Manhattan.

The petition, started by Sir Andrew Green, was asking government to "take all necessary steps" to curb over-population in the UK, and many environmentally concerned people might have felt some intuitive sympathy.

The government has announced a wage freeze in the civil service to curb over-spending, prompting widespread protests from trade unions.

As I discussed a few weeks ago, does it make any sense to commit to increasing people's wealth and therefore consumption in poor societies without simultaneously working out how to curb over-consumption in countries that already have enough to go round, given that what we collectively consume has to come from the same single planet?

And a third seeks to curb over-prescribing of opioids and other dangerous medications.

Remember the first nap is usually the most restorative and helps curb over-tiredness for the rest of the day.

Other issues--Wants to stop proliferation of crime, in particular gang-related activity; hopes to curb over-regulation and taxation of business.

As China's economy slows and it tries to curb over-investment in ports and roads and other infrastructure, state-owned enterprises in sectors such as railways and construction are looking to go abroad.