61.   Zedillo pledged to support the reforms by strengthening the powers of the legislature and courts and curbing the power of the presidency.

62.   His comments were viewed by many government officials as an open challenge to President Kim Young-Sam, who has sought to curb the power of big conglomerates.

63.   However, a decade on in Italy, the tide is turning back to the politicians, who have sought to curb the powers of the judiciary.

64.   Britain has launched a diplomatic offensive across Europe aimed at gathering support to curb the powers of the European Court of Human Rights, The Guardian reported Tuesday.

65.   Many deputies felt Arafat was making a deliberate bid to curb their powers.

66.   Many of its deputies, elected in the first Palestinian general election in January, accuse Arafat of trying to curb their powers.

67.   Meshkov issued his decree dissolving the parliament in particular after the deputies passed a resolution last Wednesday aimed at curbing his powers.

68.   The measure was interpreted as an attempt by the government to curb the powers of corruption investigators and shield political suspects.