Word: curtail
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...recent demands of academics and job recruiting have meant Ezra has had to curtail the number of tournaments he enters, but he remains enthusiastic about Harvard squash...
...million dollars. This is intolerable in the view of the administration of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. In response to the administration, the Advisory Committee has proposed that the Museum continue its important work of exploration, teaching, and research, and continue its program of public exhibits, but curtail its practice of pouring money we do not have into the bottomless pit of the photo Archive. Unfortunately this can be done only by radically streamlining the Museum staff...
...many teens today carry arms. The MTV News Special Report (Dec. 9, 9 p.m. EST), which launches the network's antiviolence campaign, addresses an ugly statistic: between 1985 and 1990, teen deaths by gun rose 77%. Host Tabitha Soren interviews gang members and profiles community groups struggling to curtail the slaughter. It's a taut, tough half hour...
...such, Clinton's words constitute both a valuable defense of free speech and a powerful reminder that speech is a freedom that should be exercised responsibly. Had Clinton added his weight to the Reno-Simon censorship chorus, he would have contributed presidential momentum to a dangerous movement to curtail First Amendment freedoms instead of asking Americans to take responsibility for what they and their children view...
...every crisis around the world that needs a Washington angle." The queries pour in from the New York office all week long: What is the Administration's point of view on Peru? How much foreign aid do we give El Salvador? Did Italy pressure the U.S. to curtail prosecution of the B.N.L. banking scandal? "I seldom know the answer immediately," says McAllister. "But I know whom to call. My computer Rolodex has . . . let me see . . . 857 entries...