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curtail drinking in school. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Booming M&A activity has helped to drive Australia's stock market to a record, but these changes may in the short term curtail that activity. From Wordnik.com. [Australia's Plans] Reference
Time Warner Cable said it will "curtail" the use of the word "free" in advertising its HD service and stopped running ads claiming that AT. From Wordnik.com. [Multichannel News: Business News] Reference
The DGS strongly suggested that I "curtail" my "public activities" because we live in a small community and it might affect my reputation. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Campus] Reference
In the meantime, HMOs do not seem inclined to curtail coverage. From Wordnik.com. [Chemo In Question] Reference
Restoring the ruble's value would curtail hoarding of goods, he argues. From Wordnik.com. [The Gathering Soviet Storm] Reference
It also wants to curtail directors 'self-important "film by" movie credits. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming Storm] Reference
It dates to around 1993, when major credit-card issuers began using it to curtail fraud. From Wordnik.com. [Out In The Cold] Reference
Sadly, proposals to curtail basic freedoms have been met with an almost deafening silence. From Wordnik.com. [Opinion: Political Freedom's Price] Reference
Some countries are starting to look at muscular new legislation to curtail food producers. From Wordnik.com. [BIG TROUBLE] Reference
Reason: fears that a controversial new "anti-blasphemy" law could curtail freedom of speech. From Wordnik.com. [The New Blasphemy] Reference
Oil shortages have closed down most public transportation and forced hospitals to curtail services. From Wordnik.com. [Wall Street Of The Steppes] Reference
These banks see little reason to curtail their lending to solvent households and businesses at home. From Wordnik.com. [It’s A Small World After All] Reference
Mr. Gobadi said the new EU sanctions are helpful but not sufficient to curtail Iran's nuclear program. From Wordnik.com. [EU Steps Up Iran Penalties But Also Lifts Some Curbs] Reference
"We must abandon language meant to instill fear, fear that can allow us to curtail the freedoms of others.". From Wordnik.com. [War Over Ground Zero] Reference
When museums lay off staff, curtail hours, cancel shows, and start to look a little unkempt, people notice. From Wordnik.com. [After the Recession, a Serious Crisis Awaits Museums] Reference
Even when this helps to curtail genuinely bad behavior, it makes people want to rebel, at least vicariously. From Wordnik.com. [Stagecraft And Statecraft] Reference
Nothing, it seemed, could brake America's unfolding economic collapse, and nothing could curtail a surging Japan. From Wordnik.com. [Japan Inc. R.I.P.] Reference
But without any clear concept of what government ought to do, political leaders find it hard to curtail government. From Wordnik.com. [What Limits?] Reference
Or as they "deleverage" — reduce their own borrowing — they may curtail lending and investing in many countries. From Wordnik.com. [Another Great Depression?] Reference
There are no federal laws against cloning, but steps have been taken to curtail experimentation in the United States. From Wordnik.com. [A NEW CLONING DEBATE] Reference
Faced with a shortfall of domestic saving, countries can curtail economic growth or borrow from the rest of the world. From Wordnik.com. [A Protectionist Backfire] Reference
And the recently passed gift ban will -- de-spite some loopholes-curtail the golf trips and fancy meals with lobbyists. From Wordnik.com. [D.C.'S Geek Chic] Reference
And will charges that the Chinese tried to funnel money into U.S. elections curtail a very profitable commercial diplomacy?. From Wordnik.com. [Two Beijing Ducks] Reference
Yet even that would do little in the short term to curtail drug production, and with no support for the deal from incoming U.S. From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About Plan Colombia] Reference
The Karmapa was told to curtail his normal habit of giving audiences and blessings to visitors between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily. From Wordnik.com. [The Politics Of Reincarnation] Reference
To accomplish that, the government has had to curtail money-supply growth dramatically -- in effect, draining rubles out of the economy. From Wordnik.com. [How To Survive In The Sour Cream Economy] Reference
Stop them seedingAll your annual bedding plants want to do at this time of year is reproduce, so for maximum blooms, curtail those urges. From Wordnik.com. [In the garden this week: Summer pruning and preening] Reference
Groups like PETA, the Fund for Animals and the Humane Society of the United States have long lobbied to curtail hunting around the country. From Wordnik.com. [The Elusive Hunter] Reference
The strenuous efforts of right-wing activists to curtail the showing of the movie suggest they understand the potential impact of this film. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Getting the Choir to Sing] Reference
But 13 states are considering 22 pieces of similar legislation that would curtail access to family-planning services, including contraceptives. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: At Risk] Reference
Both candidates plan to curtail dollar diplomacy and tone down Chen's brash approach to Beijing, which still claims Taiwan as a renegade province. From Wordnik.com. [A Cooling Trend In One of the Most Dangerous Hotspots] Reference
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