Sentences with phrase «to stem the flow»

He agreed with previous comments from the home secretary that it is essential the government stem the flow and supply of guns if it is to reduce violent crime.

However, if he addresses the «nothing major» leaks reference above, he might just stem the flow from his wallet.

Other steps to stem the flow of oil are both slow and unproven.

As Iain Duncan Smith, Dominic Raab, Michael Gove and other Eurosceptic ministers toured the weekend broadcast studios in a well coordinated attack, their collective view seemed to be that Cameron had done his best in Brussels, but his deal would not stem the flow of migration, safeguard the City of London or even be legally enforceable.

A $ 100 - per - firearm federal sales tax would help stem the flow of illegal weapons into New York, reducing the number of gun - related deaths such as those of the four NYPD officers killed in the past year, Brooklyn Rep. Nydia Velázquez said.

HOW TO DEAL: Post suggests stemming the flow by «suggesting a soft drink.»

He may not have been in government, but it was Murphy's task to first stem the flow of votes from Labour to the SNP and then start clawing back the popularity lost in last year's independence campaign.

Still, Savino credits Close to Home with making a significant impact on stemming the flow of youthful offenders into the adult criminal justice system.

But Bratton said he has «no faith» that Congress could pass laws to stem the flow because they were beholden to campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association.

With problems around teacher retention high on the agenda at the moment, I'm hoping this new focus on effective professional development will go some way towards stemming the flow of teachers leaving the profession.

«As a result of this ruling alone, more cities nationwide will be inspired to pass laws aimed at stemming the flow of puppy mill animals produced through forced, high - volume breeding practices under inhumane conditions.»

Still, they represent crucial progress in stemming the flow of the tens of billions of dollars that export credit agencies provide to fossil fuel projects every year.

The Responsible Electronics Recycling Act, introduced by US Rep Gene Green (D - TX) and Mike Thompson (D - CA), would not only stem the flow of electronics to e-waste dumps, but could also boost green - collar jobs at home among recycling plants.

In this space I frequently moan about the danger of mediation stemming the flow of judicial precedent, but here is a nice legal question answered by the Court of Appeal for Ontario this month.

(i) a properly graduated advocacy scheme that does not over-reward the less complex cases at the expense of the more complex cases — this will hopefully stem the flow of experienced practitioners leaving this work, and

Many reports and studies have recommended stemming the flow of alcohol to address the problems, but usually these works do not analyse why a person drinks at levels which cause them and their loved ones harm.

Still, the industry faces challenges that could once again stem the flow of capital, including the loss of a key government funding program and rising prices for tax credits that may curb investors» appetite.

A $ 100 - per - firearm federal sales tax would help stem the flow of illegal weapons into New York, reducing the number of gun - related deaths such as those of the four NYPD officers killed in the past year, Rep. Nydia Velázquez said Monday.

DD was a little startled by the depths of my trauma, especially when his assurrance that he was «only angry for five seconds» didn't stem the flow of tears.

So far, BP's alternative response technology (ART) team has received more than 116,500 submissions for suggestions and engineering innovations to help stem the flow of oil or mop up the damage.

Efforts to stem the flow of migrants will only speed up the process and endanger those who are fleeing.

All of Britain's big four supermarkets — market leader Tesco, Wal - Mart's Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons — have seen sales and profits hit as they cut prices to stem the flow of shoppers to German discounters Aldi and Lidl.

In recent months, the real estate mogul has staked out fringe positions, for example proclaiming the need to build a wall across the U.S. border with Mexico to stem the flow of undocumented immigrants.

In the last years of his reign, Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck sought to stem the flow of German workers to America.

Recently, Venezuelan officials have been stopping people from transporting essential goods across the country in an effort to stem the flow of contraband.

Cat toy inventor Fred Ruckel found himself plagued by this problem in 2016, and was only able to stem the flow of dropshippers by refusing to sell on Amazon at all (although now his landmark product, the Ripple Rug, is back on the website again).

As long as the destination country offers far better conditions than what's available in migrants» home countries, any efforts to stem the flow will only speed up migration and endanger those who are fleeing.

Denmark has imposed controls on its southern frontier with Germany in a move that is intended to stem the flow of migrants, the FT reports.

As the European Union tries to tackle the biggest migrant crisis it has been faced with since World War Two, it also seeks Turkey's help to stem the flow of refugees and is pressuring Ankara to hold up its part of a $ 3 billion (# 2.3 billion) deal struck a few months ago.

The postal service, in a statement, said it is «working aggressively» to stem the flow of illegal drugs, but noted it is restricted in some ways its competitors are not.

The People's Bank of China has reduced reserve requirements, infused the markets with additional cash to combat liquidity concerns, and attempted to stem the flow of investment capital leaving the country.

At that point, these high capitalization ratios will create enough of a barrier to stem the flow.

Scheer demanded to know why nothing had been done over the past year to stem the flow of migrants, and Trudeau took up a script to list the fact that the previous government made cuts to CBSA and the IRB that they were still investing to clean up.

On Thursday, Facebook said it was rolling out a series of experiments to stem the flow of fake news.

These measures alone — and the CCP's rush to stem the flow of cash overseas — should be the canary in the coal mine for anyone wondering about the Chinese economy.

«Motivated in large part by their religious traditions of protecting the vulnerable and serving «the least of these,» as Jesus instructed his followers to do in the Gospel of Matthew,» writes Eric Marrapodi, «World Relief and other Christian agencies like the Salvation Army are stepping up efforts and working with law enforcement to stem the flow of human trafficking, which includes sex trafficking and labor trafficking.»

An event on Wednesday night trying to stem the flow of deadly knife attacks in London has earned backing from the Bishop of Edmonton.

The knives that were used to attack him severed the femoral artery in his leg and, despite attempts by paramedics to stem the flow of blood, he was pronounced dead just after 9 pm.

However, Land said that before current immigrants are granted legal status, the U.S. must» [secure] the border first with measurable metrics that have been certified as met by the federal government in terms of stemming the flow of illegal immigration.»

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It is a serious mistake to assume that the U.S. has a drug problem because coca and poppies are grown in Colombia, or that eliminating these crops from Colombia would stem the flow of drugs into North America and elsewhere.

Only this strategy can stem the flow of hopeless people from the land into the floating sea of the permanently unemployed who are edging relentlessly toward the slums of the great urban centers of the Third World.

In 2017 - 18 Murray Goulburn opened farmgate prices at $ 4.70 a kg for milk solids but within two weeks it was forced to raise them to $ 5.20 in an attempt to stem the flow of defections.

Murray Goulburn is scrambling to stem the flow of Saputo's acceptances, which have hit 17.9 per cent.