Sentence examples for economic crackdown from inspiring English sources

He told Mr Cameron to push for an economic crackdown with the rest of the European Union, claiming the terror group was being provided with "vital infrastructure".

The flowering of an avant-garde scene in the early '80s was followed by the "special period," the economic crisis — and crackdown — resulting from the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989.

Not even liberal advocates hold out much hope for new expansions in the government's economic role, or crackdowns on the United States' trading partners, or stimulus spending to reduce unemployment — notwithstanding Mr. Obama's second-inaugural swagger.

Historically, the Party has never perceived a contradiction between political crackdown and economic reform.

I haven't heard him have a strong crackdown on economic exploitation in the ghettos.

Some 3m have already fled the deteriorating economic situation and political crackdown in the country, mainly to South Africa.

Government officials said that Mr. Sarkozy had asked for the resignation of Mr. Blanc in a time of economic retrenchment and a crackdown on government spending.

But an economic slowdown and a crackdown on conspicuous consumption, together with limits on travel to the shopping mecca of Hong Kong following pro-democracy demonstrations, have harmed trade.

The bank said the economic slowdown and the crackdown on illegal immigrants in the United States helped to explain sluggish growth in money transfers, known as remittances.

This suggests that despite reports of immigrants' leaving Arizona under pressure from the economic downturn and a crackdown by the authorities, others continue to arrive.

Xi Jinping has made sufficient progress with his anti-corruption crackdown and economic reforms for pushback from influential Chinese with vested interests to grow; more success will beget more backlash.