Sentence examples for curtailed the influence from inspiring English sources

He has radically curtailed the influence of the military, which had hindered reforms, fearing it would lose its political role.

Recognizing the dangers of military coups, he curtailed the influence of the army in Mexico's political life.

His 2014 target: Curtailing the influence of money in politics.

"And the resistance has worked just as the government has been trying to, to curtail the influence of the foreigners".

The words are a striking reminder of the long and shocking history of British Governments seeking to curtail the influence of the BBC.

Other proposals are aimed at curtailing the influence of lobbyists, one of the core issues of the federal vote-buying inquiry.

Its decision caused outrage in Brussels, with some politicians accusing S&P of retaliating against European proposals to curtail the influence of ratings agencies.

On the second day of the Labour party conference in Liverpool the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, spoke about the party's commitment to curtailing the influence of offshore companies operating behind a veil of secrecy.

But the Democrats -- Public Advocate Mark Green, City Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi, City Council Speaker Peter F. Vallone and Fernando Ferrer, the Bronx borough president -- each defended the 4-to-1 match yesterday, calling it critical to the city's effort to curtail the influence of money in politics.

The government has even begun producing its own pop (all approved by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance) in an effort to curtail the influence of music leaking in from abroad through people like the tape man.

The justice secretary is expected to announce that a future, Conservative majority administration would repeal the Human Rights Act, curtail the influence of the European court of human rights and anoint the UK's supreme court as the country's supreme legal authority.