Sentences with 'curb'
Example sentences and phrases with the word curb and other words derived from it.
• « Bismarck was so pragmatic that he ended up introducing social reforms to curb the growth of socialism, even though he was an arch-conservative (and therefore loathed the very idea of reform). »
• « The Ottoman state was unable to re-impose control over its own economy or to curb European greed due to the superiority of European military power, and European trading companies reaped huge profits in the process. »
• « Nor were there "checks and balances" to curb corruption, and for the Brezhnev era political connections were far more important than any kind of sincere devotion to Marxist theory. Thus, the kinds of decisions made by Soviet leaders were inspired by a pure and ruthless will to see results in a context of staggering inefficiency and corruption. »
• « Among colonists who resisted British rule, this vision of "massacre" confirmed their fears that a tyrannical government would use its armies to curb the freedom of British subjects. »