Word: curtail
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...case, it is more important than ever to consider those issues seriously. The Farber case dramatically highlights the double-edged significance of the growth of investigative journalism in the last several years. The same press that can inform the public and thereby protect citizens from attempts to curtail their personal and political rights may also inadvertently set in motion proceedings that may deprive individuals of their life and liberty...
...backers have called it "the centerpiece of our national energy policy." Secretary of Energy James R. Schlesinger '50 has pushed the bill as a vital means of curbing America's voracious energy appetite. And President Carter, who promised our Western allies at Bonn this summer that the U.S. would curtail its oil consumption by 2 million barrels a day before 1985, obviously considers gas deregulation a primary means of keeping his promise...
...curtail assaults on their history, Latin American governments have passed stiff new laws against smuggling, stepped up customs inspections and exerted pressure on other governments to cooperate in the fight against the thefts. The U.S., for its part, has made it illegal to import any pre-Columbian object without the approval of its country of origin, and customs officials have become more vigilant...
Next, they agreed to cut Common Market oil consumption by half over the next seven years. The pledge obviously put strong new pressure on Carter to curtail U.S. oil imports as well. In return, the Europeans were prepared to offer a concession of their own-an indication by West Germany of willingness to expand its economy slightly, thus complying with a long-standing U.S. demand that Bonn pull its weight and help move the world economy toward real recovery...
...homeowner's tax tab by one-third. "The measure could be very difficult to defeat," warns Robert Ridgley, recently retired chairman of the Portland public school board. He fears that the "effect on schools would be devastating." Supporters of the proposal blame the state legislature for its failure to curtail the property tax long ago. Says State Representative Al Shaw: "The legislature's attitude has been to sit tight and wait for things to blow over. Things won't blow over this time...