1.   Democracy recognizes no prescribed path to be followed, because such prescriptiveness would curtail individual freedom.

2.   Mrs Hardman has grown used to her independence, and I have no wish to curtail her freedom.

3.   Boris Yeltsin, has issued a decree placing the Russian media under his control to stop what he says is interference aimed at curtailing press freedom.

4.   Annan was critical of the Iraqis for curtailing the freedom of the United Nations to monitor the distribution of imported civilian goods by not making Iraqi escorts available.

5.   But Shahal said the government did not intend to introduce new laws or any emergency measures to curtail freedom of expression.

6.   But throughout Hong Kong, residents expressed dismay at what they said was an effort to curtail their freedoms.

7.   City officials said there was no intent to curtail freedom of speech, and that the security precautions were routine.

8.   Defying Parliament and the powerful Russian Orthodox Church, President Boris Yeltsin on Tuesday rejected a bill that would sharply curtail religious freedom in Russia.

9.   Every time hard times have fallen, we have reacted by curtailing freedoms, locking up people, and questioning the loyalty of those who question our government.

10.   In recent reports on human rights, the State Department has said Egypt curtails freedom of speech.