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Had the bank fessed up that it was reining in its lending commitments, I would have shrugged.

Stick with a few clear rules, the thinking goes, and while you may not get a perfect result, you stand a chance of reining in some excesses.

Ordering banks to stop lending is a remarkably effective way of reining in loan growth, even if it does little to curtail investment.

The government is trying to bear down on prices by raising rates and reining in credit.

It must have, but reining in such a profligate program that subsidizes idleness is an idea that makes sense.

Far from commanding the players' interest, Donadoni already appears to be having problems reining in the club's party culture.

Reining in municipalities' investment companies might therefore win some local applause. But the clean-up could be very ugly.

This time around, Google appears to be reining in openness in favor of a highly controlled release of Honeycomb.

"That could be far more harmful to shareholders than reining in comp for a quarter because it is a front-page issue, " he said.

Some fair-minded Kalenjin see the court as the best hope of reining in the power of bullying tribal leaders.

Just like any other over-leveraged asset manager, Rio Tinto is reining in the non-essential spending.

Mr Wang said China would not take drastic measures to cool the economy, preferring smaller steps all aimed at reining in investment.

A sensible solution to Venezuela's over expansion would require reining in spending and the growth of the money supply.

Similarly, always reining in an energetic, talkative, or spontaneous child because you prefer quiet may short-circuit her impulses.

Since they refuse to contemplate reining in military spending, they will have to run on reduced entitlements.

A showdown looms with other European Union members, especially Germany, over the stability-pact rules for reining in budget deficits.

The government has been trying to slow the economy, by reining in runaway lending.

Early in his time as Finance Minister, Paul Martin became a strong believer in reining in government spending.

In reality, this means reining in growth and making do with less than we could have otherwise.

Department stores have already said they will curb buying, reining in designers who used to make the same dress in a dozen hues.

Second, the view that reining in the financial sector jeopardises future growth needs to be nuanced.

The trip has all the trappings of an elaborate chess game aimed at reining in Chinese influence in the region.

Nevertheless, by reining in its money supply, Japan has not only avoided inflation but has actually experienced deflation.

Joe Gregory, Mr Fuld's deputy, was criticised by some colleagues for reinforcing rather reining in his leader's excesses.

Better macroprudential action is needed, particularly in reining in sustained, large current account deficits.

But its board has created a monster by not reining in the perception that he is the company.

That will help offset declining conventional production with nearly all companies reining in capital spending.

Far from reining in financial globalisation, policymakers let it rip.

He sees China reining in its lending policies to help drain the massive liquidity in the Chinese market.

Rather than pushing up tax rates, they should think about raising retirement ages, reining in health costs and broadening the tax base.

He also suggests that passing free trade agreements and reining in labour unions would boost "animal spirits" and set loose investment.

Mr Obama has long promised that health reform would cover the uninsured without adding to the deficit, while reining in long-term costs.

Its banks had been reining in consumer spending and excessive credit.

Republicans say cutting spending will boost the economy by reining in federal borrowing, thus freeing up capital for private use.

Lending and deposit rates are already at decade-lows, while banks are reining in their formerly rampant asset growth.

Some banks recently have been reining in some cross-border lending to companies in countries like Spain and Italy, bank officials say.

Yet, however cogent the case for reining in financial globalisation, sheer momentum will carry it forward.

'We must be determined to resolve the property price issue while reining in inflation, ' Yun said.

Reining in economic growth to alleviate pollution may seem logical, but the country's authoritarian system is addicted to fast growth.

To keep the economic engine on, while reining in car use, some city planners choose to simply increase the price of driving.

In the case of de-dupe, it's reining in data and storage capacity growth.

Reining in overuse will be difficult and will require governments, companies and health-care providers to act in concert.

In China too, the leadership's determination to forge better relations with Japan has only gone so far in reining in popular sentiment.

If you're a spendthrift picking a mate, you might unconsciously be looking for help reining in bad spending habits.

Bailouts for Greece and Ireland in particular spooked many funds into reining in their bets.

Israel has held the Lebanese government responsible for reining in Hizbollah.

Your natural generosity could get you into trouble. Try reining in your spending and putting something aside foe a rainy day.

After reining in his emotions, Anakin revealed his secret to Hett.

Are they going to be more aggressive in reining in Wall Street?

Reining in the militiamen is a major challenge for the new Libyan government.

Reining in the pay of senior management is arguably the easiest problem for banks to solve, however.

Last month, Premier Wen Jiabao told the country's legislature that reining in prices was the government's "top priority" in 2011.

Reining in the budget deficit, over 8% of GDP in 2009, will mean rises in heating costs and cuts in a bloated public sector.

Reining in television is not just ideological, but is also tied to advertising money, people in the industry contend.

For their part, local officials seem less concerned about reining in abuses than about mollifying those they evict.

He will also face the immense task of reining in Britain's runaway public finances by cutting spending and raising taxes.

He predicts the 'Chinese will prove substantially more adept in reining in their own inflation than people are generally assuming. '

Reining in the motor pulsations and other noise is a significant challenge, Adams said.

That would, however, require concessions such as Kurdish-language education, more power for local mayors and reining in the army.

Beijing is reining in credit, in part by ordering banks to lend less.

There's no question that reining in the lawyers would help cut costs.

Reining in the scale of fixed asset investment.

Indeed, it seems much more likely that stimulus measures will need to be extended than that they will need reining in ahead of schedule.

Reining in the Russians will be more difficult when the oil price starts to push through $100 a barrel.

At puberty, you have adult passions, sex drive, energy, and emotion, but the reining in doesn't happen until much later.

"Women want to marry an apartment, " says Wang. Even with the governmentnow reining in prices, many can't afford to buy.

Net revenues dropped 36 per cent on last year as customers became cautious , reining in trading activity across the board .

Since late last year, officials have repeatedly made spouted rhetoric about the necessity of reining in home prices.

Chidambaram, who is under pressure to sustain high revenue growth while reining in the central budget deficit to 3. 8 per cent this year.

South Africa's government is asking the nation to observe World AIDS Day and to consider ways of reining in the epidemic,

when it comes to reining in the vast deficits he is now racking up

But there are now signs that banks are themselves reining in pay;