Sentence examples for curbed this from inspiring English sources

The belligerent former Communities Secretary Eric Pickles – urged on by newspaper companies – curbed this trend.

However, the inherent complexity of biological systems and the lack of quantitative tradition in the field have largely curbed this enterprise.

But spoilsport law changes curbed this enterprise; by 1975, fewer than 100 marriages a year were held.In the 1980s, a fashion for romantic weddings caused trade to boom again, and Dumfries and Galloway council expanded Gretna's civil marriage office.

A local man, who said he was a bus driver but did not want to give his name for fear of reprisal, warned that unless endemic youth unemployment in Tottenham was curbed, "this will happen again.

The courts have not much curbed this, following a 1984 Supreme Court ruling — Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council — that judges should give "deference" to executive agencies' interpretations unless their rules are clearly unreasonable.

Rob Moulton, regulatory partner at lawyers Ashurst, said the regulator's powers had been curbed: "This is a great step forward, and signals a pivotal moment in the relationship between the government and the regulators.

To curb this problem, something must be done.

Central-government efforts to curb this have not worked.

Swedish pharmaceutical expenditures increased dramatically in the 1990s and policy changes were introduced to curb this.

To curb this incentive distortion, we design a new minimum option quantity commitment for the supplier.

Policy measures to curb this demand tend to focus on energy-efficient technologies.