21.   He said that businesses were continuing their efforts to curb production to get rid of an excess of unsold goods.

22.   In an interview with The Associated Press in Bogota, Colombia, Samper said his government has taken major steps to curb illicit production.

23.   In more serious cases, doctors will prescribe drugs that curb acid production.

24.   It would mean factories would need to curb production while inventories were sold off.

25.   On Afghanistan, Beers said the challenges for the interim government are enormous as it attempts to curb the production of opium, the raw material for heroin.

26.   The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, also urged the cartel not to curb production.

27.   The report says the lack of an effective central government hindered both domestic and international efforts to curb opium production.

28.   The Taliban has agreed to work with the United Nations to curb production and encourage farmers to grow alternate crops.

29.   The United States assists Laos with projects to reduce opium poppy cultivation, curb amphetamine production and train anti-drug police.

30.   The Vienna, Austria-based OPEC has asked several non-OPEC producers such as Mexico, Russia and Norway to support prices by curbing their production, Chavez said.