11.   The Bush administration counters that the aerial spraying is benign and has been highly successful in curbing production in some regions of Colombia.

12.   The fuel market is tight because overseas producers again have decided to curb production.

13.   The RIAA is developing encrypting technology that it hopes will curb the production of pirated music by preventing it from being played on the next generation of audio equipment.

14.   The shutdown, for unscheduled maintenance, will curb production of gasoline and other refined products.

15.   Ovary removal may help guard against breast cancer because it curbs production of estrogen, which encourages tumor growth.

16.   Polacco said the U.N. has a difficult task ahead if it hopes to further curb opium production.

17.   Analysts say Ms. Bhutto wants to be sure that the U.S. administration certifies that Pakistan is trying to curb drug production.

18.   As OPEC ponders the recent plunge in oil prices, Persian Gulf heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iran will urge other producers to curb excess production.

19.   Crude oil futures reeled Monday after Russia pledged to curb production by only a symbolic amount.

20.   He also said efforts to curb production abroad are working.