Word: curtail
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...Afghan government seems largely unwilling to curtail the power of the warlords, whose wealth and influence have only increased in the new Afghanistan. These days, Dostum strides across the marble-inlay floors of his new mansion--a pink, three-tiered wedding cake of a house. The foyer boasts a massive aquarium stocked with exotic fish, next to a life-size portrait of Dostum standing beside U.S. General Tommy Franks. During a visit by TIME, workmen were putting the final touches on an immense gold-painted crown that spans the compound's entry gate. The crown was modeled on that...
...Obama, Barack • half-brother of wastes no time joining the ranks of embarrassing White House sibs (e.g. Billy Carter, Roger Clinton, Neil Bush) by getting busted in Nairobi for marijuana possession • news anchors are serially told "I screwed up" by • policy of to curtail exorbitant rewards for grotesque failure • sudden attempt by journalist Robert Feuereisen to get autograph of during signing ceremony by is thwarted by Secret Service agents trained to prevent unexpected approaches...
...wait for what seems an eternity only for several to arrive in quick succession. Serial flurries starting on Sunday had by Monday morning spread a nice little blanket of snow across the British capital. It was only 6 inches deep, but it managed to shut down or sharply curtail service on most Tube lines, it caused chaos at airports, and it halted London's entire fleet of red buses. As disgruntled commuters were quick to point out, unlike today, buses continued running throughout intensive aerial bombardment during World War II. That comparison resonated with one elderly supermarket stock...
...Obama pushes to move the measure to the right to gain more GOP support, he risks losing the Democrats who feel he has already given away too much in proposed tax cuts to win over Republicans. And if he moves to curtail the more open process he prefers and instead force the bill through over GOP objections, Obama could be accused of going against the bipartisan spirit he promised to foster in the nation's capital. In other words, Obama may quickly find himself forced to choose between betraying his party and betraying his principles. (See pictures of the best...
...even if we do not take on any incremental expenses (such as a salary increase for existing faculty or new ladder faculty searches) we will still need to find at least $105 million in reductions from current expenses. Faced with budgetary pressure of this magnitude, we have decided to curtail sharply most incremental expenditures (relative to the FY2009 budget...