Sentences with phrase «to curb the practice»

This change would not reduce costs overall, but it would begin to curb the practice of paying operating expenses with long - term, off — balance sheet debt.

Hamlin says teams were warned by NASCAR to curb the practice last fall.

The shark fin bill that Mr. Carter mocks, for example, would curb the practice worldwide of cutting off fins, throwing sharks back into the sea without the ability to swim and consigning them to a cruel death.

This bill would ensure that the intent of Title III of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination in public accommodations and commercial facilities, is upheld, while curbing the practice of «drive - by» lawsuits - the practice of identifying technical, easily correctable violations to force a settlement consisteing principally of attorneys» fees.

Furthermore, Maloney voted for the financial regulatory overhaul, which would curb some practices of banks and other financial institutions and create greater consumer protections.

When questioned about the NYPD's controversial stop - and - frisk policy, Albanese, de Blasio and Thompson all favored amending or curbing the practice.

In Plattsburgh, where there are low electric rates and a couple cryptocurrency entrepreneurs are sucking up lots of power, the mayor is proposing a law to curb the practice.

The commissioner said the issue won't go away without widespread changes in the medical industry, including incentives designed to curb the practice.

Cuomo and the Legislature are under tremendous pressure to curb practices that led to the federal corruption convictions of Silver and Skelos.

Scientific American's resident skeptic Michael Shermer writes about the doping scandals plaguing cycling, baseball and other sports, and he suggests how to curb those practices.

Curbing the practice could hamper science, says an entomologist and museum director

This practice is viewed negatively, and in response to this danger, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently rolled out regulations in an attempt to curb these practices.

Regulation SHO, which was implemented in January 2005, specifically sought to curb the practice of «naked» short selling by imposing «locate» and «close - out» requirements on broker - dealers for short sales.

Yet if this year's fires — which burned during the typical rainy season — are any indication, authorities are poorly prepared to curb practices that could drive an environmental catastrophe should El Niño bring drought to Sumatra and Borneo.

Increasing the penalties for poachers is just one of the measures Kenya has taken recently to curb the practice and protect wildlife.

Beginning in the 1800s, however, courts began to try to curb the practice of juror nullification by eliminating instructions that explained it and instead telling juries they had to apply the law to the facts no matter whether they personally liked the law or not.

In order to curb this practice, but still encourage life insurance purchase, the IRS developed guidelines regarding allowed premiums for a given death benefit.