1.   The bill was specifically designed to amend or overturn several Supreme Court rulings which had curtailed the ability of minorities to challenge employment bias through the courts.

2.   Fields suffered a neck injury that might curtail his ability to play at full speed next season.

3.   He has waged legal warfare over the federal sentencing rules, which sharply curtail the ability of judges to draft prison terms.

4.   New Senate rules may force Sen. Arlen Specter to step down from one of his three committee and subcommittee chairmanships, curtailing his ability to steer funds toward Pennsylvania.

5.   Shares of Petron Corp. fell after an accident at its Philippine refinery curtailed its ability to produce cooking gas, diesel and gasoline.

6.   The company said a pressure vessel at its Bataan refinery exploded Friday, curtailing its ability to produce cooking gas, diesel and gasoline.

7.   The federal government saddles the city with all manner of debt while curtailing its ability to raise revenue.

8.   Through the last decade, the courts have issued a string of opinions sharply curtailing the ability of companies and consumers to bring lawsuits to enforce antitrust laws.

9.   If she wins the case, it could seriously curtail the ability of newspapers to photograph celebrities in public.

10.   If Campbell wins the case, it could seriously curtail the ability of newspapers to photograph celebrities in public.