Sentence examples for imposed curbs on from inspiring English sources

Desperate for hard currency, the government imposed curbs on imports and foreign-exchange transactions.

As the current-account surplus diminishes, the government has imposed curbs on imports and stricter capital controls.

Mr. Spitzer created a commission to study disparities in sentencing, while he imposed curbs on temporary release programs from prison.

"The Mirwaiz was scheduled to visit the family of Afzal Guru after chairing a meeting of Hurriyat, but the government has imposed curbs on all his activities," the report said.

Smaller companies, however, have less flexibility and are feeling the pain more.How the issue is settled will be watched closely in America, which also imposed curbs on Chinese textile imports after they surged there this year.

George Osborne suffered a bruising defeat in Europe on Tuesday as the 26 other EU finance ministers imposed curbs on bankers' bonuses in an unprecedented move targeted at the UK financial services sector.

China, its cities choked in smog, is following Europe in imposing curbs on emissions of noxious nitrogen oxides and fine soot particles.

The law also imposes curbs on proprietary trading and the derivatives business, restrictions that level the playing field for small lenders competing against giant competitors.

Yet that very obstinacy has fomented a backlash in the states.Massachusetts led the way by imposing curbs on CO2 emissions from power plants.

But at the same time the government wants to impose curbs on anything resembling speech that might conceivably promote an ill-defined Islamic "radicalisation".

Chinese banks are expected to face a tougher market in 2008 as Beijing imposes curbs on lending and takes other steps aimed at heading off resurgent inflation.