Sentence examples for had cracked down from inspiring English sources

He said officials had cracked down on contraband and escapes.

And Iraqi Kurdish leaders had cracked down on the rebels.

Mr. Johnson said he had cracked down on contractors who hired children as temporary workers.

Over the summer, Syria said that it had cracked down on insurgents operating within its territory.

At issue were reports from Renmin students that the university had cracked down on student groups advocating worker rights.

That's because just a month earlier, in November 2013, the Food and Drug Administration had cracked down on 23andMe.

Cycling has cracked down and cleaned up.

He has cracked down on critics and restricted democracy.

His unit has cracked down on colluding Norwegian gas firms.

"The guards have cracked down hard," he says.

Video: how Azerbaijan has cracked down on free speech.