1.   In practice, this did little to curb union activities.

2.   Sir Charles Trevelyan refused to withdraw or to curb his activities in any way and was consequently expelled from the Party.

3.   And when an individual criminal was identified and arrested, the activity was not curbed.

4.   Because many of the Russian enterprises retain close ties to the Kremlin, the government is reluctant to curb their activities.

5.   All entreaties to the ruling Croatian Democratic Union party officials by the European administrators to intervene, or curb the activities of the underworld, are ignored.

6.   Despite the official licensing requirements, home braiders are unlikely to curb their activity, or turn away good business.

7.   He said that rate reflects a rebound from the weak first quarter, when cold weather curbed construction activity.

8.   He has insisted that the international peacekeeping force in Kosovo take responsibility for curbing the activities of the Albanian militants, and has advocated a political solution.

9.   Huan said there may be pressure from some in Beijing to curb the activities of foreign companies because they have been net importers for years.