Sentence examples for curtailing the influence from inspiring English sources

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

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

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.

Campaign finance reform advocates are pursuing various ways of curtailing the influence of rich donors and increasing the political clout of ordinary citizens.

Orkney, Shetland, Western Isles and the Hebrides eventually fell to the Pagan Norsemen, curtailing the influence of the church in the Highlands and Islands.

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

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

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

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

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

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.