Example Sentences

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One possibility under consideration has been curbing the ability of companies doing business with the U.S. government from using network equipment made by companies that could pose a national-security risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2018

Labour insiders say Mr. Brown’s biggest problem has been curbing his loquaciousness for the 60-second limit set for answers to audience questions.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2010

For a long time its most arduous duty has been curbing the excesses of the Cultural Revolution.

From Time Magazine Archive