21.   In Washington, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., is preparing a bill to curb company powers in this sphere.

22.   Republicans agreed to try to curb the power of chairmen by limiting their terms to six years, believing that the change would regularly shake things up.

23.   Putin may also seek to curb the powers of the regional governors, some of whom, it is true, have abused their positions.

24.   Republicans strongly support the bill as a way of curbing federal power.

25.   So the major activity now is to curb the power of the feudals, the robber barons of the provinces.

26.   That may prevent the passage of campaign-finance reform to curb the power of money in elections.

27.   The Australian government, which is planning to bring in new labor laws to curb union power, has bought into the bitter dispute, demanding it end immediately.

28.   The decision alarmed many members of Congress, who fear it could curb congressional power on a wide range of issues.

29.   The crisis began in February, when the national assembly approved a sweeping constitutional revision package that severely curbs the power of the executive branch.

30.   The laws are designed to curb the power of labor unions.