Word: curtail
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...Ahmet Altan, editor of Taraf, a liberal daily newspaper, argues that the crusaders against the film are motivated by a desire to curtail any such debate." Atatürk is being used as a shield to fend off questions about many things that are misshapen or rotten in this country," he wrote...
...being much more selective about which companies he does business with. "We are tightening our lending criteria," says Joseph. "We are turning away many more new clients than we used to." GE Capital, one of the nation's largest non-bank lenders, has also reportedly decided to curtail its lending practices for the rest of the year...
...biggest creditors; the country holds some $519 billion in U.S. Treasury bills (second only to Japan's $593 billion), and it doesn't want to see these investments eroded by a slumping dollar. In addition, China is increasingly worried that an economic slump in the U.S. and Europe will curtail its export growth, dealing the Chinese economy a serious blow. To keep the prices of its exports competitive, Beijing has reversed a policy begun three years ago that allowed its own currency, the yuan, to gradually increase in value relative to the dollar. After rising 6.4% during the first half...
...find particular areas of the Net, or types of files, hard to resist,” “have trouble controlling your impulses to purchase items, products, or services on the Net,” “have tried, unsuccessfully, to curtail your use of the ‘Net,” or have had “either your work output or your personal relationships [suffer] as a result of spending too much time on the Net,” you too may be at risk of “Net” addiction, according...
...urgently need a Kyoto protocol to address financial climate change, fight the greed-house effect and reverse the decline of ethics. We must curtail the emissions of toxic investment funds and promote and reward the development of sound financial products for the sake of global economic health. Ray Moser, Lausanne, Switzerland...