1.   What are the psychological and social consequences of getting messages that so totally contradict each other?

2.   He seemed to want to rock and fire, Lambo-like, but he curbed the impulse and said nothing.

3.   I curbed my impulse to throw the monitor out the window, and called tech support.

4.   If Americans curb their buying impulses for the next two weeks, the effects could be felt well into the spring.