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My husband, who was the captain of the patrol boys in the eighth grade, has a tendency to hold out his arms at the curb: stand back!

India has raised interest rates nine times in just over a year as it tries to curb inflation.

It may even have promoted susceptibility to the virus it was trying to curb.

The flash of headlights through the rain caught my attention as a dark car pulled up to the curb just a few feet away, facing us.

The curb on virtual money reflects concerns that it has been used to circumvent China's strict laws against gambling.

I bet it's not a piece of good news for PBOC which is trying to curb China's soaring inflation.

Seven minutes after she was first hit by the van, a 57-year-old rag collector noticed the girl and moved her to the curb.

Trying to curb electricity consumption would be political suicide for the Party.

"Spring and Autumn" as a "courtesy of the large" is only an attempt to curb the "no-Jun-jun, Chen-chen does not" trend.

But given how polluted the country already is, and how much unrest that pollution is causing, it should curb its hunger for resources.

On the curb in front of their house someone had etched a white mark, indicating to fellow travelers that this house was an "easy mark. "

It's trying to run its own monetary policy, raising interest rates and ratcheting back bank credit to curb inflation.

They were carefully backing their big bikes into a curbside space, as if they had never backed their bikes to a curb before.

Unable to stop in time on the compromised surface, the car ran up the curb and made impact with a pole and the front of a store.

That the terrain to which his auditors are released is dauntingly featureless did not curb Emerson's own delight in solitary freedom.

China, while resisting such targets, may have done more to curb emissions growth than any other country in recent years.

The next day, in order to curb the spreading of the war and out of the thinking of trial, America cast the first bomb on Hiroshima.

Seeing the other car coming toward him at such speed, John lost his head and drove up over the curb into a tree.

Obama said the U. S. will not try to curb climate change at the expense of economic growth.

Everyone yelled at me to hurry up since the kid was panicking and trying to take his mouth off the curb edge.

As I hesitated on the curb, I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me.

was the ninth in just over a year and has raised questions over the effectiveness of RBI efforts to curb inflation .

Despite legislation designed to curb the potency of any one private army, the massive corporations were able to build sizable droid forces.

As he tilted his little wooden platform over the curb, his eyes met mine. He greeted me with a grand smile. "Good morning, sir. "

Another dynamic we are beginning to see involves countries benefiting from strong inflows of funds needing to raise rates to curb growth.

If you step off the curb in New York City and a taxi is coming, you've got to worry.

I got there a little early so I parked the car by the curb, across the street from where she worked, and waited for her.

Barack Obama is keen to curb greenhouse-gas emissions with a cap-and-trade scheme. Can Congress come round to his way of thinking?

The Bank of Japan called an emergency meeting Aug. 30 to pump more liquidity into the economy, also an attempt to curb the yen's rise.

But Chanos'worry is that the government will overdo it in trying to put a lid on the economy, especially the effort to curb construction.

Certainly it does look as if officials are planning to step up their efforts to curb price rises and rein in a runaway property market.

On June 14th, however, he appeared to cede ground when he said that "the lowest possible rates" of income tax could help curb tax evasion.

A woman was kicked to the curb by the company for finding drug use in her hair sample.

Citywide campaigns are trying to curb public spitting, discourage public cursing and littering and also promote lining up.

Let me try to address that indelicate question, and a related one: Should we curb the freedom to insult religions that are twitchy?

Netanyahu, Obama said the US diplomatic route to curb Iran's nuclear program would be reassessed by year's end.

While Mr. Nanayakkara welcomed structural reforms like the Lokpal to curb graft in the country, he said they were not enough.

The driver pulled up to the curb and the traffic cop told him that he had been doing ninety-eight-a really breakneck speed.

It might not be possible to always curb your anger, but it is possible to minimize the amount of time you engage in it.

Dr. J. David Curb, one of the researchers, said the new grant is the first to look specifically at genes that affect life span.

For local governments building on arable land is often a money-spinner. Central-government efforts to curb this have not worked.

The government did not curb bank loans across the economy. The target of 7. 5 trillion bank loan in 2010 had not been adjusted downward.

Despite the many AIDS campaign and effort to curb the rate of infection, this malady continues to grow like an unstoppable monster.

The conference set out a roadmap for negotiations on access and benefit sharing (ABS) of genetic resources to help curb biopiracy.

Among the latest moves was an increase in farm subsidies to boost production and curb grain price hikes.

But India defied international pressure to curb emissions by stressing that output per capita would stay below that of developed countries.

The EPA has been cracking down on auto emissions in an attempt to curb the smog in major cities.

As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing.

So scientists got to wondering whether eating turkey would curb the urge to reach for a credit card.

It has developed systems for the London Stock Exchange to curb insider dealing by detecting out of the ordinary transactions by investors.

The question of how to curb corruption, therefore, deserves extensive attention worldwide as a theoretical predication.

The prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas man, seems to be backing those who want to curb his unruly interior minister.

In the long term, overseas production capacity cannot be neglected, overseas investment trends in the textile clothing not curb.

Singapore announced new steps to curb immigration as it tries to defuse one of its most contentious emerging political issues .

What his critics forget is that this is only a small part of a huge effort to curb the epidemic.

The interior minister said the cabinet might block internet sites that praised the assailant and curb some demonstrations.

But we do need to act convincingly to curb future deficits. Austerity can't be fun, but how painful it will be is still partially up to us.

Regular counseling seems to help Edward curb his temper.

Asian stocks hit lows for this month as Beijing's moves to curb property speculation and the stronger yen continued to weigh on bourses.

At closing time, he saw a fellow tumble out of the bar, trip on the curb, and try his keys in five different cars before he found his.

Beijing is trying to curb foreign "hot money" coming into China to speculate in stocks and real estate.

But when the day would come to a close I would not be able to curb my feelings.

Developing nations would also have to agree to curb their emissions and be prepared to make those cuts verifiable.

Responding to thousands of complaints, the Federal Reserve Board issued new rules last December to help curb unfair and deceptive practices.

The impact of these capital flows has caused several Asian governments to put up barriers to curb inflows of foreign funds.

Another risk for investors is if countries trying to prevent bubbles and curb inflows of "hot money" tighten capital controls.

It could cost the poorest nations hundreds of billions of dollars a year to curb their emissions and adapt to inevitable climate change.

South Africa has signed a deal with Vietnam to help curb the rising number of illegally slaughtered rhinos, officials announced on Monday.

Ministry officials said the real-name registration system would help curb the surging number of mobile phone crimes.

In such circumstances, direct controls on credit may have been a more effective way to curb overinvestment.

On the outside, standing at the curb, was a dark- complexioned young man in his early twenties.

Yet, astonishingly, the regime is trying to curb the markets that keep most people alive.

The monetary policy taken by American government before was to curb the inflation, but it has been no longer effective now.

Not until it began to levy extra stamp duty to curb speculation did the property craze cease and property prices fall a little.

Meanwhile, the government is trying to curb currency speculation by restricting foreign-exchange booths from selling dollars.

We pull to the curb near a dead end and he punches letters into a portable GPS monitor on his dashboard.

Another time, I was about to step off the curb (also in New York City) but pulled back when a speeding cab whooshed past me.

did not effectively curb the cases of extended - liquefied gas cylinders instead phenomenon.

George Soros said the Obama administration's plans to tax and curb the activities of big banks are 'premature. '

In regulatory news, the U. S. Treasury Department sent to Congress a draft bill that would curb the power of credit ratings agencies.

He hastens to add that individual actions cannot be a substitute for the policy changes needed to curb emissions and promote clean energy.

I do not want them to be burdened with massive deficits we did not curb or a worsening economy we did not rebuild.

If you met in the flower blossoms, stunning red sea, and is easy to curb the primrose understand why it has such a meaning.

Trying to curb methane emissions has become a topic of interest.

How is everything going between you and John? John is seeing another woman, so I kicked him to the curb.

As more Chinese embrace dog ownership, some cities are trying to curb the trend.

To my faults also she gave ample indulgence, never imposing curb or rein on anything I said.

A more determined effort will have to be made to curb the tendency of banks to be reckless with their capital and to mislead consumers .

More to the point, how can a country curb crime, create true equality and reduce the social and economic costs of bad decisions?

You know what the best part of my day is? It's for about ten seconds: from when I pull up to the curb and when I get to your door.

The acupuncture worked just as well as the antidepressant Effexor to curb hot flashes.

Third, with China's rapid development, the United States has vigorously against China as it is to curb the main rival.

Melvin Udall: It relaxes me. I'd feel better sitting outside your apartment on the curb than any other place I can think of or imagine.

That would be on top of the money that rich countries would spend to curb their own emissions.

I'll have to ask youto wait on the curb with the rest of the trash.

Some analysts said the restrictions would be positive for aluminium prices this year because they would curb overcapacity.

Try to curb your habits, or you could find yourself in an awkward financial position.

When parking on a hill headed uphill, with a curb, what direction should you turn the wheels of your vehicle?

When parking on a hill headed downhill, with or without a curb, in what direction should you turn the wheels of your vehicle?

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), an independent agency, suggests it does not do enough to curb costs.

Japanese stocks have seen sharp falls in response to the Bank of Japan's attempts to curb the rising yen.

Some of it is home-grown, caused by a deliberate tightening of monetary policy to curb inflation and an overheated property market.

It was silly of me . I didn't look where I was walking . I stepped off the curb , twisted my ankle , and fell down.

Do not reverse over the edge or shoulder of the road or into the curb.

The rise of American isolationism is not the engine of the year, only to curb its excessive expansion of the brake.

A better solution would be to let the yuan rise more quickly, which would curb the prices of imported foods.

Curb your output, and be an active listener, by providing feedback, an optimistic attitude, motivation, and a concern for people.

I tripped on the curb, scraped both my knees, and was laughed at all the way until I got back inside my car.

I got out, called my Luoyang friend to tell him that I'd arrived, and sat on the curb stone to wait for him.

Relations between the United States and Pakistan have hit some bumpy spots over efforts to curb terrorist acts by Islamic extremists.

And now, few sectors come with more danger signs than Chinese property, as Beijing clamps down on the market to curb soaring house prices.

Its state bureaucracy seems likely to curb spending just as exports weaken, and thus risks deflation.

Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp said it will cut 16, 000 jobs, curb investment and pull out of businesses to save $1. 1 billion a year.

Traders took his comments as a sign the authorities were not yet ready to act to curb yen strength.

But it is also trying to curb speculative excesses and to tighten bank supervision.

One of the consequences of the 1987 Crash was the introduction of the circuit breaker or trading curb on the NYSE.

Perhaps the appointment of a member of the emirate's ruling family as the channel's new chief will curb such enthusiasm.

More efforts were needed to reduce use of outdated capacity and curb new projects in industries with overcapacity , he said.

The citizens' panels gained strength during the effort to curb the power of the legal bureaucracy and give ordinary citizens more say.

Housing completions : Finally, an increase in supply tends to curb price upcreep.

They would admit that fighting climate change may also curb growth (even if it is the right thing to do), and not produce any jobs bonanza.

The League were prepared to use the united strength of all its members to curb Mussolini's policy.

For this to curb an epidemic would require an enormous public-health campaign of the sort used to promote vaccination.

Hawks have long warned that it would be impossible to curb government spending without curtailing spending on health.

And in Washington, DC, members of Congress are mulling over ways to help state governments curb their prison costs, as well as crime rates.

In part one of this series you kicked your digital SLR camera's auto mode to the curb with the help of program mode.

Some suggestions are likely to be controversial with patients' groups, especially attempts to curb meat eating and car use.

If patients pay very little out of their own pockets they have little desire to curb consumption.

This requirement was instituted during the early 1930s, in the era of massive bank failure, to help curb runs on banks.

Stepped off the curb and began to walk.

The pay plans Wall Street will soon unveil are unlikely to dissuade the Obama administration from its own effort to curb compensation.

Two big US companies have decided to avoid suppliers that source fuel from Canada's oil sands to curb their carbon footprints.

You have kicked the standard of God to the curb and you have set about to put your own form of righteousness into place and it is worthless!

Many applauded the moves as a useful step to curb Wall Street compensation practices that may have led to excessive risk-taking.

Curb appeal is vital if you're selling your house and a satisfying lifestyle enhancement if you plan to stay in your home for years to come.

Add to that the failure at the Copenhagen summit to make any significant progress in reaching a global agreement to curb climate change.

She had hard times trying to curb the fiery spirit which was continually getting her into trouble.

In the current crisis, North Korea has responded to any actions to curb its nuclear ambitions by escalating tensions.

You drive home with the petrol light flashing and the car coughs and splutters it's way up to the curb outside your place.

One of the most effective ways to curb drinking, especially among young people, is to raise taxes, the report said.

Not the least of the distortions of the current regime is the need to keep interest rates low, to curb capital inflows.

However, in order to curb temperature rises to this extent, scientists calculate that global emissions must be at least halved by 2050.

These two sat out on the curb watching the tornado come closer and closer until they couldn't remain exposed for any longer.

It's illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while you're sitting on a curb in St. Louis!

Understanding this phenomenon is crucial to curb the survival and propagation of the parasite in the body.

Vietnam and India, another big rice exporter, have recently announced export restrictions to try to curb soaring food prices at home.

The food ministry said Friday it would temporarily remove its tariffs on cabbage and radish imports to try to curb soaring prices.

The move is an attempt to curb the rise in house prices and speculation in the property market.

Stricter regulations will also be introduced to curb foreigners with criminal records gaining British citizenship.

After the Swiss National Bank stunned dealers with its move to curb the franc, the focus in currency markets on Wednesday switched to Tokyo.

Curb: a concrete border or row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge of a street.

The investigation comes at a precarious time for the IPCC and for advocates of tough measures to curb greenhouse-gas emissions.

It may also be possible to vary capital charges to prod banks to shrink, improve liquidity and, yes, curb pay.

After that move failed to curb crude's fall on Friday, some oil officials suggested over the weekend that another cut was in order.

How long this can be expected to carry on and whether interest rates might rise to curb inflation was a question addressed by McCafferty.

As that model turns out to have been unsustainable, the resulting retrenchment in finance will curb overall growth.

If the new position limits do not do anything to curb commodity-price rises, they may just write fresh rules.

He would undermine judicial independence and curb press freedom. Graft and patronage, already rampant, would spread.

Try to curb your tongue and let others at least get a word in.

They did not even curb foreign-exchange borrowing.

Appreciation has been increasingly advocated as a means of helping to curb inflation.

n. I stood at the curb trying to breathe. n.

Administrators of curb-side parking areas may collect parking fees by means of electronic meters or by manual type.

The return of big bonuses for bankers, in defiance of efforts by governments to curb those, is responsible for much of the public anger.

The first arrest came after Lohan lost control of her Mercedes-Benz convertible and struck a curb in Beverly Hills.

One of them, the ombudswoman, whose job is to curb abuses of state power, demanded a criminal investigation.

Fath's parents tried to curb his artistic leanings and sent him to business school, where he studied bookkeeping.

The Lakers kicked off the second half of the regular season by kicking the Washington Wizards to the curb Thursday night at Staples Center.

And in 2007 the regulator required buyers to pay a minimum down payment of 40 percent in an attempt to curb real estate speculation.

If governments do not act to curb emissions, those investments will eventually wither.

He also warned that failing to curb the national government's deficit spending "will not be an option indefinitely. "

On Tuesday, China raised interest rates for the fourth time since October to help curb rising prices.

It was also blamed, perhaps harshly, for failing to curb worsening insecurity in NWFP, including a Taliban insurgency.

Curiously, Rosenberg's body had fallen backward, onto the curb, and his bicycle had fallen away from him, onto the road.

What he did to curb inflation was direct restrictions on borrowing and spending, with the RMB anchored to the US dollar.

We would like to say that democracy is coming to the Middle East and North Africa, but there are good reasons to curb our optimism.

Local property and residential taxes have been rising fast in recent years, as town halls try to curb their growing deficits.

If the winners are difficult to curb without doing damage to your economy, the losers are tough to help.

a bit resembling a snaffle bit ; used with a separate curb .

The increase is designed to reduce liquidity in the system and curb inflation, which has remained stubbornly high in recent months.

Let yourself enjoy an occasional treat and get plenty of variety to help curb cravings.

the stability of the rapid warming, local transient heating can be a good way to curb the surrounding heat-affected components.

China's authorities have come up with a new way to improve the quality of television programming in the country: curb the entertainment.

However, Mr Birol said that efforts to curb oil speculation were "a good step" , but were not going to significantly reduce prices.

China's "one-child" policy, initiated a generation ago to curb population growth, has begun to restrict the supply of labor.

Then I will light the sky long been banished, as it faces no affection never curb the formation of tears.

If saying to yourself, "I'm wasting time, " isn't enough to curb your behavior, take more proactive steps.

Near the curb of the crowded sidewalk, pigeons were tossing around a bread crust that someone had dropped or thrown them.

Mr Obama tried to get Congress to curb greenhouse-gas emissions through a cap-and-trade scheme.

"It's a pity that the central government missed the best timing to curb the greatest trouble ahead, " Yi said.

The circuit with a plain design, upper integration level and beneficent curb meets the design requirement well.

But international forces have been stretched too thin to effectively curb the increasingly daring and sophisticated pirates.

My firm's research predicted then that the government would curb capital spending and excess liquidity just as exports weakened.

It was a hot August afternoon in 2002 when Antonio rolled down the car windows and pulled away from the curb.

I feel that enough has not been done to curb street gangs - BEFORE the occurences of the two recent incidents.

China last week unveiled a proposal to curb the carbon intensity of its economy after Washington also announced a carbon-cutting target.

Last month their union urged the federal parliament to support family farmers and curb the power of agribusiness corporations.

More than half the canals were filled in to construct roads or buildings and to help curb insect-borne illnesses.

It's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.

Too little has been done to curb mortgage foreclosures, which continue to press down on house prices.

The row the state's leaders sparked off by attempting to curb the influence of public-sector unions is spreading across the country.

Historically, foods were fortified to compensate for nutrients lost during processing and to curb malnutrition within the population.

When parking on a hill or grade, turn your wheels safely into the curb, and be sure to set the parking brake.

We are also supporting the leaders of Ukraine, as they work to curb corruption, promote the rule of law, and serve the cause of peace.

When you were told to curb and to give a lesson to the opposition, were you ordered to kill opponents, political leaders?

In order to curb his wife's aggression, Mr Zhang proposed signing a contract in front of his in-laws.

And for Brazil it would be a fairly painless way to curb carbon emissions.

Hence, pollution reduction will curb the deteriorating trend of environmental pollution and help improve environmental quality gradually.

A boy staggered out of the bus, stumbled, and collapsed on the snowbank at the curb.

Some will also argue that it will make little difference to the climate if China and India do not also curb their emissions.

Campaigners who want to curb the number of mothers from mainland China coming over the border to give birth have labelled them "locusts" .

Curb A temporary restriction on program trading in a particular security or market, usually to reduce dramatic price movements.

That would curb food prices, benefiting the poor and easing India's stubborn inflation.

The increasing energy cost makes them have to curb non-energy expenses or personal savings with consumer confidence and demand dampened.

They also want China to open its services market to foreign firms and to curb export restrictions on things like rare earth minerals.

The chick eventually made it over the curb and returned to the nest safely.

Ms Tymoshenko might prefer to be fired (again) than to be blamed for failing to curb inflation.

Such views are unpopular among the main member governments, which want to clip Brussels' wings and curb EU spending.

China has turned to alternative sources of energy -- wind, solar and nuclear power -- to improve air quality and curb global warming.

The results showed that, external factors had affected the development of Wikipedia, but did not curb its development trend.

If the pathway attacked by that drug is not active in a patient, the drug is unlikely to curb his tumour's growth.

When I reach the curb of the next block, I'll start the tape until I reach another word I don't know and repeat the process.

If central bankers raise interest rates to curb inflation, they risk driving up the currency further.

A former Japanese diplomat has called on his countrymen to curb their cravings for endangered fish that are served up as sushi .

Recently, some countries have begun to curb their captains (and majors and generals) of industry.

Regulators can block new listings and curb sales of newly-tradable shares, but it is harder to stop institutions dumping stock.

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

when he lost control rounding a curve . he fled the scene , leaving the dead passenger on the curb.

Brazil was the first country to take action to curb the rise of its currency.

The end result will likely be a new set of regulations and legislation designed to curb the "excesses" on Wall Street.

Shouldn't private banks want to have some sort of check, some curb, upon their lord and master?

Do not hit the curb or touch another vehicle while entering your parking space.

N. climate talks of seeking to kill the Kyoto Protocol pact to curb global warming, in a damaging standoff with Japan, Russia and Canada.

And in recent weeks he has more than once vowed to reform the constitution, apparently in an effort to curb the powers of the judiciary.

Exchanges and main participants appear at least to some extent open to a curb.

The government is trying to curb the use of fossil fuels and promote renewable energy.

To curb excessive housing price rises, local government should cut off the root causes of the interest in the real estate. . .

Japan's central bank also will be in focus next week over the possibility of unilateral intervention to curb the yen's rise.

Green segregating construction market level will increase land supply for the market to curb land speculation zero level, lower land costs.

Several days later, I was bringing our garbage bins back from the curb when I noticed an envelope taped to one of the lids.

Economists, including researchers at the International Monetary Fund, have urged immediate action to curb spending.

Washington's move to curb commodity speculation has not received support from other important regulators.

But unemployment is rising, which will curb spending power, and those still in work are likely to save more.

who appear less bothered about global warming than about maintaining the principle that they should be exempt from rules to curb it.

The U. S. Enviromental Protection Agency likely to maintain greenhouse gas regulatory powers despite a move in the House to curb it.

n. You must try to put a curb on your bad temper. n.

The timing of this move underlines China's determination to curb liquidity and deter excessive investment.

Each country wants to limit its liability for the debt of others and to curb the interference of peers in its economic policies.

Although they only found eight studies, including 213 patients, music turned out to curb anxiety and reduce heart rates.

As a young professional in China, Ms Zhi learned to curb her natural talkativeness when attending meetings with her boss.