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For its part, Mr Sarkozy's government is hoping to keep a lid on protests and a grip on petrol supplies until the end of the week.

Learn to keep a lid on those voices telling you to head for the couch and you'll be much more successful at working at home.

Now, weaker prospects for global growth and the strengthening U. S. dollar could keep a lid on energy and commodity prices as well.

So attempts to "regulate" bonuses or keep a lid on them could struggle as the financial services industry picks itself up and moves on.

What is more, experiments suggest it is good for the heart, helping keep a lid on blood pressure and protecting the arteries from narrowing.

A higher value for the renminbi helps keep a lid on imported inflation by lowering the cost of imported goods.

With China's recovery well advanced, the central bank is keen to get a grip on bank lending and keep a lid on inflationary pressures.

However, weak growth and continued problems in Europe may weigh on profits later this year, which could keep a lid on stock prices for now.

Patriotic fervour and a surging economy will help to keep a lid on unrest by domestic malcontents.

Massive debt and government belt tightening are likely to keep a lid on the economy for years, further limiting household gains.

In the short term, that could help keep a lid on bond yields, reflecting the reduced risk of a default.

That in turn reflects a belief that central banks will act where necessary to keep a lid on inflation.

Unemployment worries continue to keep a lid on consumer spending, which in turn could eventually slow down corporate earnings growth.

To keep a lid on the illegal cash transfers, China restricts cross-border money transfers and places limits on foreign currency exchange.

Those with two copies of the gene variation found it particularly hard to keep a lid on their anxiety.

Mostly authoritarian regimes, the state capitalists also keep a lid on politics by using growth to co-opt their middle classes.

The need to meet regular payments imposes a discipline on corporate executives, ensuring they keep a lid on costs.

Double-digit growth has helped China keep a lid on its debt-to-GDP ratio over the past decade.

Appreciation of the renminbi helps keep a lid on the imported costs of raw materials.

'To keep a lid on prices, Asia needs the West to languish a little while longer. '

Yet the world 's biggest censor has been unable to keep a lid on what happened .

To keep a lid on risk as stock markets fall, some turn to selling, something called 'dynamic hedging. '

But it'll be hard to keep a lid on prices forever, despite Beijing's huge cash pile.

In open woodlands , foxes and bobcats keep a lid on the Lyme agent by hunting the mice that carry it .

Partly because the victims of this tragedy are members of the new middle class, it has been impossible to keep a lid on the story.

The PBoC needs to tighten monetary policy to keep a lid on inflation but its options are limited.

The weak U. S. recovery and further spending cuts ahead should help keep a lid on oil prices.

Historically, labour mobility has helped to keep a lid on unemployment.

They'll close hot funds to new investors; they'll try to keep a lid on fees.

With annual inflation running at 4. 4%, Chinese leaders are working hard to slow their economy and keep a lid on price increases.

In the seven years since Sept. 11, President Bush has relied heavily on dictators in Muslim nations to keep a lid on Al Qaeda.

Yet Beijing will struggle to keep a lid on this problem.

That is mainly due to a dizzying supply of housing, which can keep a lid on prices even as demand rises.

Other governments have also been taking steps to keep a lid on food inflation.

One policy in particular has helped keep a lid on unemployment.

Brazil has set some of the world's highest interest rates in order to keep a lid on inflation as economic growth nears 7%.

They told us to keep a lid on the report until the campaign was over.

They tell us to keep a lid on the report until the campaign is over.

We'll have to keep a lid on it. 5. Don't ever tell her this.

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