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  1. Codes in times of (for example) war. Many constitutions contain provisions to, curtail ,freedoms and criminalize otherwise tolerated behaviors under a state of
  2. Van Want, at least, was making a serious attempt to clean up his act and, curtail ,the cycle of boozed-up brawling that was part of Skynyrd's reputation. 1977's
  3. Argue that prescriptivism is an unnatural attempt to dictate usage or, curtail ,change, prescriptivists argue that to indiscriminately document" improper" or
  4. Members of that guild, and thirty years later the Star Chamber was chartered to, curtail ,the" great enormities and abuses" of" divers contentious and disorderly
  5. On 26 September 2005,Rabukawaqa revealed that the Military had decided to, curtail ,certain operations in order to stay within its budget. The cuts would affect
  6. Must have rightful intentions - namely, that they seek to advance good and, curtail ,evil; fourth, a just belligerent must have a reasonable chance of success;
  7. To all political exiles in 1859,Hugo declined, as it meant he would have to, curtail ,his criticisms of the government. It was only after Napoleon III fell from
  8. Renewed focus on local action In the 1980s President Ronald Reagan sought to, curtail ,scope of environmental protection taking steps such as appointing James G. Watt
  9. In December 1910,the Asquith Government secured the passage of a bill to, curtail ,the powers of the House of Lords after threatening to flood the House with 500
  10. Republic, would have preferred to have a coalition of European monarchies, curtail ,the solitary republicanism of the United States, which would permit the
  11. The Native American and Métis people, he engaged in an unsuccessful attempt to, curtail ,the whiskey trade. In 1881,he married Marguerite Monet it Bellehumeur (
  12. Relations, and the MCC eventually changed the Laws of cricket to, curtail ,the number of leg side fielders. Jardine's comment was:" I've not travelled
  13. And starter culture companies to develop defense strategies and systems to, curtail ,the propagation and evolution of phages for decades. In October of that year
  14. So eliminate the shortage. Lowering the prices would encourage businesses to, curtail ,production to prevent losses, which would eliminate the surplus. Therefore, it
  15. The harm both to humans and the environment led many governments to restrict or, curtail ,the use of DDT in vector control as well as agriculture. Today, DDT remains on
  16. In power when the government invoked closure on numerous occasions in order to, curtail ,debate and ensure that its Pipeline Bill passed by a specific deadline. St.
  17. The Council understood the Church of Alexandria correctly, but wanted to, curtail ,the existing power of the Alexandrine Hierarchy, especially after the events
  18. In 1872 the initial Edmunds-Tucker Act was passed by Congress in an effort to, curtail ,excessive Mormon influence in the territorial government. One of the provisions
  19. Affixed to an all-merciful God; if even human governments were willing to, curtail ,cruel and unusual punishments, wondered Asimov why would punishment in the
  20. In December 1910,the Asquith Government secured the passage of a bill to, curtail ,the powers of the House of Lords. The Parliament Act 1911 effectively abolished
  21. Throughout the war in spite of an abortive attempt by the US government to, curtail ,it. In Lower Canada, which was much more populous, support for Britain came
  22. Had to play at least 10 official tournaments per year. Yet, Borg wanted to, curtail ,his schedule after many years of winning so often. Although he felt in good
  23. Of censorship - into a trade-regulation concept to promote learning and to, curtail ,the monopoly of publishers ... The features of the Statute of Anne that justify
  24. In the array drive motor were noted, resulting in a decision to substantially, curtail ,motion of the starboard SARA until the cause was understood. Inspections during
  25. The Namibia/Zambia border area stretching from Genera to Kongola' in order to, curtail ,stock thefts by gangs of cattle thieves from Zambia. On 24 May 2010,Chen
  26. Wars brought ideas of liberalism back to Russia with them and attempted to, curtail ,the tsar's powers during the abortive Decembers revolt of 1825. At the end of
  27. Boys performing tasks into thinking men ". In 1906–10,he attempted to, curtail ,the influence of social elites by abolishing the upper-class eating clubs and
  28. Forces behind a potential climate change; but we believe the Kyoto Protocol—to, curtail ,carbon dioxide emissions from only a part of the world community—is dangerously
  29. Late 1991. The parliament attempted several times during 1992-93 to repeal or, curtail ,the activities of these appointees, whose powers are only alluded to in the
  30. Proposed. Survival of life through frozen periods A tremendous glaciation would, curtail ,plant life on Earth, thus letting the atmospheric oxygen be drastically
  31. Of embezzlement. He reacted to the accusations by appealing to Charles III to, curtail ,the powers of the council once more, to which the Duke responded by
  32. Had strong influence on government policy. The tendency for government is to, curtail ,and eliminate unemployment through increases in benefits and government jobs
  33. That the United States would not recognize any changes made in China that would, curtail ,American treaty rights in the area and that the" open door" must be
  34. The publicity firm Rogers and Conan. Such restructuring is seen as a move to, curtail ,publicity of his views on Scientology, as well as the hard-sell of his
  35. It appears to have reached a plateau, since efforts via referendums to further, curtail ,the influence of small parties were defeated in 1999,2000,and 2009. History
  36. Day reported, however,that Mugabe was refusing to sign a deal which would, curtail ,his presidential powers. The New York Times said Nelson Chemist, a spokesman
  37. The European Union to impose sanctions on the Belarusian leadership in order to, curtail ,the human rights abuses in Belarus. Belarusian papers described this as a
  38. Of the Republic of Poland. In October 1990,the constitution was amended to, curtail ,the term of President Jaruzelski. In the early 1990s,Poland made great
  39. Necessarily evidence-based or recommended, and there have been initiatives to, curtail ,it. Similarly, the use of excessively high doses (often the result of
  40. To safeguard the Japanese economy. Along with China and India, they plan to, curtail ,the American presence in the Pacific in an effort to reestablish the Greater
  41. Flora and fauna would be endangered. Among major industrial centers closed to, curtail ,pollution were the Carat Chemical Plant, the Slavery Metallurgical Plant, and
  42. May remove purely executive officials at his discretion. However, Congress can, curtail ,and constrain a president's authority to fire commissioners of independent
  43. Party committee. Furthermore, another consequence of the reform was to severely, curtail ,the power of traditional authorities at the local level. Hereditary claims to
  44. Experts in the field, this call to action details what would be required to, curtail ,amphibian declines and extinctions over the next 5 years—and how much this
  45. Requirements due to their rapid hair growth. A poor quality diet will, curtail ,mohair development. The United States, Turkey,and South Africa are the top
  46. Cycle, with a built-in increase for inflation. In addition, the bill aimed to, curtail ,ads by non-party organizations by banning the use of corporate or union money
  47. Minister with full powers as head of state. The latter's first measure was to, curtail ,potential resistance within the Army by relieving Bucharest Garrison chief
  48. Half of the 13th century. While the practice from ancient times had been to, curtail ,sea travel between October and April, due in part to the lack of dependable
  49. Policies developed by various Sultans throughout the 19th century attempted to, curtail ,the slave trade but, since slavery did have centuries of religious backing and
  50. To full professor at a salary of $3,300 per annum. In return, he was asked to, curtail ,his teaching at Caltech, so a compromise was reached whereby Berkeley released

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