Sentence examples for strong curb from inspiring English sources

But he said the challenge in picking five houses goes beyond just looking for strong curb appeal.

There is strong curb appeal: the avenues in Doboranti and Primaverii used to earn comparisons to Paris.

A particularly green lawn, for instance, might hasten damage to a sidewalk if a tree's roots, impeded by a strong curb on one side, seek nourishment from the lawn's fertilizer and water on the other.

The residence has what one might call strong curb appeal, with 103 rooms, five swimming pools and a heated marble driveway.

The council operated as a strong curb on the power of the almami, and the ulama retained much autonomy, so the new state was always a loose federation.

Some Shiite officials praised the legislation because they said strong curbs on former Baathists would remain in place.

Well, the Korean currency could get strong, curbing the price advantage.

As mayor, Mr. Bloomberg has long advocated stronger curbs on so-called pay-to-play campaign contributions.

A numbed resignation has bred a new logic, that even vociferous supporters of stronger curbs on gun ownership seem tacitly to accept.

And, despite outrage over lavish bonuses and much talk about curtailing excessive risk-taking on Wall Street, President Obama has made only a modest proposal for greater shareholder oversight of executive compensation, leaving it to the French to press for stronger curbs on excessive pay.

That could mean stronger curbs on Wall Street trading, higher capital buffers and rules that would compel mega-banks to shrink.