Word: curbed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Point two from Dr. Reagan (four honorary degrees): "I think I would be tempted to point out to students how in recent years Congresses have tended to try to curb and take away from the presidency some of the prerogatives that belong there--the handling of foreign policy and so forth--and placed restrictions on the office that in effect would have foreign policy determined by a committee...
American public officials may have to reexamine their position on drug use if they want to curb the spread of AIDS, said another conference Co-chairman, Paul Volberding, who runs the AIDS Activities Division of San Francisco General Hospital. "How can you tell people to stop sharing needles if your public posture is that using needles is not condoned anyway?" he asked...
...Beverly Hills money gusher may be running dry. The drop in the price of oil to less than $15 per bbl. could mean a loss of $750,000 in revenue for the school district this year. To curb spending, the school board has decided to hold raises to 5% and may lay off some teachers, janitors, groundskeepers and cafeteria workers...
Some Congressmen, though, would like to curb the credit-card industry. Two bills have been introduced in the Senate to set a cap on the amount of interest that can be charged to credit-card users. Under current law, cards are regulated by the legislature of the state in which they were issued or in which the cardholder resides. Congress may also require that companies disclose more information when they solicit new customers. Under the provision of one bill, offers would have to state clearly the card's interest rate, annual fee and any potential penalties for late payment...
...expects its 1986 oil bill to be $2.8 billion instead of a previously estimated $4.8 billion. The developing world's largest debtor, Brazil has been able to keep up with its payments lately, thanks to a roaring economy that grew 8% last year. But the country will have to curb that feverish growth to cut inflation, which reached 233% in 1985 and appeared to be headed for 500% this year. Last week President Jose Sarney announced a "life-and-death struggle" to halt the spiral by freezing wages and prices for a year and virtually abolishing the country's cost...