How To Use Rein in In A Sentence

  • Not that the president will try to rein in stimulus spending: more is in the pipeline. Times, Sunday Times
  • Mr. Buck campaigned as an antiestablishment candidate who would do whatever it took to rein in government, even if it meant bucking GOP leadership. Bennet Wins Colorado Senate Race
  • Harris's descriptive powers and his characteristic knack for instant thumbnail sketches are given full rein in Pompeii.
  • Even unscrupulous pragmatists might want to let their pragmatism rein in their deviousness: even today, computer-searchable archived text seems fundamentally not to be the best medium for winning influence by, um, cageyness. Tax Freedom Redux
  • The museum has been forced to rein in its work in many areas: cutting numbers of staff, reducing opening hours, cancelling exhibitions and installing a rota of closed galleries.
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  • You could stand to rein in your jealousy a little, though, and your boyfriend may want to not fib about things that are going to exacerbate that quality in you.
  • He also blasted investors for not doing enough to rein in executive pay. The Sun
  • Well, now some lawmakers and celebrities are calling for a law to rein in the paparazzi.
  • He tried to rein in speculation, tempering his panic with what he hoped was common sense. THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE
  • The waist-high fence might rein in the majority of Chinese citizens; but, today, more Chinese than ever before were interested in seeing what was on the other side. Gilliam Collinsworth Hamilton: China's Waist-High Fence
  • This passage is a good example of Humbert Humbert attempting to rein in his baser desires in such a way that we know from the outset he is doomed to failure. Reading Lolita « Tales from the Reading Room
  • This can curb the vagaries in the market and rein in the prices of cement.
  • Or, is voice supposed to serve a specific story — is it the voice of the world, the tonal/language combination which is very specific to that world of the story and characters therein insomuch as it conveys something about the story itself and it (the voice) wouldn’t fit any other story? Voice Lessons?
  • Retail sales have fallen by about half in recent weeks as nervous consumers rein in spending.
  • Some deputies last night said they still hoped that at least one of the four would withdraw to rein in a contest all hope will avoid conflict.
  • The report called for an ambitious effort to rein in borrowing. Times, Sunday Times
  • * A major reform of executive pay that would rein in what he called "crony capitalism", where underperforming executives were seen to "fill their boots". Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
  • Will hosts Ant and Dec help rein in his antics? The Sun
  • He is almost childlike in his inability to rein in his destructive impulse. Times, Sunday Times
  • The two specific reforms he cited were a tepid proposal to rein in short-sighted, out-of-control CEO greed through a shareholder "say on pay" resolution, and a transaction tax on risky financial instruments. Charlie Cray: Yes, We Can Make Wall Street Pay for its Own Bailouts
  • The decision was intended to rein in price rises and reassure consumers that the oil market is well-supplied. Times, Sunday Times
  • Thrills rein in their ‘Digsy's Dinner’ worship, to indulge their other love; forgettable mid-paced balladry.
  • We tried to rein in our excitement and curiosity.
  • The same critics have been making these claims about every previous attempt to rein in piracy, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that was called a draconian antipiracy measure at the time of its passage in 1998. Internet to Artists: Drop Dead
  • Business & Finance *** China's central bank issued a secret memo to further rein in lending, highlighting continuing tightening efforts as well as how its economic management remains shrouded in secrecy that some call unbefitting the world's second-largest economy. What's News—
  • Successive generations struggled to rein in runaway inflation. Times, Sunday Times
  • We tried to rein in our excitement and curiosity.
  • This largesse comes despite attempts to rein in pay. Times, Sunday Times
  • The ultimate winner was an echt conservative who wants to rein in abortions and stiffen drug laws.
  • The antiserum that came out of this research would eventually rein in diphtheria, although it still appears in congested, poverty-stricken populations where sanitation is poor. March 15, 1854: Diphtheria's Foe
  • With its waltzing piano intro, the cowbell works over-time to rein in the myriad hisses, whirs, and reverberating noises.
  • However, critics would say that the failure to rein in the incomes of the rich has meant that society in Britain is no more equal than it was in 1997.
  • Central to the government's bid to rein in economic growth have been administrative curbs on lending, especially to money-losing state enterprises.
  • Successive generations struggled to rein in runaway inflation. Times, Sunday Times
  • Such is the influential power of the New York Times and such is the dimension of its failure when the paper's editors abdicated their core responsibility in neglecting to rein in an "intrepid" reporter with an already questionable reputation. Youssef M. Ibrahim: Judith Miller: The Tragic Axis of the Neoconservatives and the New York Times
  • So I had free rein in the kitchen, to experiment with the full gamut of beige ingredients available to me. Times, Sunday Times
  • They expected that a Brexit vote would cause consumers to rein in spending as a precaution against future economic turmoil. Times, Sunday Times
  • The former congressman is a shoo-in for Senate approval, but Washington insiders expect the hearing may offer new clues about plans to rein in federal spending. Defense Nominee Is Budget Warrior
  • Cameron's long-heralded intervention opens a hotly contested three-way debate between the parties on how to rein in corporate excess, and create a long-term investment culture in UK firms. Parties draw up battle lines over excessive executive pay
  • But it did not suffice them that they were herein indulged themselves, they must have the Gentile converts brought under the same obligations. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
  • France is under heavy pressure by international investors to rein in chronic budget deficits to reassure investors that the country won't be contaminated by the sovereign-debt crisis roiling Greece and other Southern European nations. Socialists Square Off: Who's to Face Sarkozy?
  • Environmentalists are also working on strategies to use trade sanctions to rein in longline fisheries.
  • He also blasted investors for not doing enough to rein in executive pay. The Sun
  • He also said there would be no income tax cuts in the forthcoming budget and that the Government's priority was to rein in spending.
  • If it be left to the spoil and sackage of common persons, if the love and service of so many nations be despised, so great riches and so mighty an empire refused; I hope her Majesty will yet take my humble desire and my labour therein in gracious part, which, if it had not been in respect of her Highness 'future honour and riches, could have laid hands on and ransomed many of the kings and caciqui of the country, and have had a reasonable proportion of gold for their redemption. The Discovery of Guiana
  • If it be left to the spoil and sackage of common persons, if the love and service of so many nations be despised, so great riches and so mighty an empire refused; I hope her Majesty will yet take my humble desire and my labour therein in gracious part, which, if it had not been in respect of her Highness’ future honour and riches, could have laid hands on and ransomed many of the kings and caciqui of the country, and have had a reasonable proportion of gold for their redemption. Dedication
  • If anything, Allan and his management team have had to rein in their ambitions.
  • The opening onslaught is again a bit too chattery, as this large group (there's at least six musicians on each track) seems to work best when they rein in their more voluble tendencies.
  • They expected that a Brexit vote would cause consumers to rein in spending as a precaution against future economic turmoil. Times, Sunday Times
  • The reality over the next five years is that the Government will have far less resources and will have to rein in spending significantly.
  • The strategy of bartering, mentioned earlier is one way to rein in the cost of a date.
  • This appears to be a token effort after a series of boozy nights to rein in his drinking. Times, Sunday Times
  • If you're a concerned parent, cutting off a texting plan isn't likely to rein in your teen's sexual habits - those sexts are just a reflection of their habits at large.
  • On a visit to Ohio, Obama again criticized the health insurance industry to make his case for a revamp of the system to rein in what he called abuses by insurers, declaring it is time for "health insurance reform, right now! Reuters: Top News
  • And they have hammered at the ballooning US national debt and what they described as runaway government spending, vowing to cut taxes and rein in Washington. Canada.com Top Stories
  • If political leaders lack the control to rein in their more violent followers, they have no right to public protests.
  • Payers, including health insurers and governments, are trying to rein in healthcare costs, and pharmaceuticals are a prime target.
  • Mr McDowell insisted that he would continue to rein in the overtime budget, which is expected to reach 64 million this year.
  • At moderate speeds in moderate corners, the CC rolls like a capsizing ore ship, and yet the tighter suspension can't seem to rein in the 20-inch wheels' unsprung mass, which on rough roads will trammel and judder frantically. A Nissan at CrossPurposes With Competence
  • This largesse comes despite attempts to rein in pay. Times, Sunday Times
  • Paternally imprinted genes may have particularly free rein in males, Kono's team reasoned, and may govern traits such as living fast and dying young.
  • The gloomy prognosis comes amid fears of a surge in unemployment as businesses look to rein in their costs. Times, Sunday Times
  • In the process, they are helping policy makers rein in inflation.
  • The report called for an ambitious effort to rein in borrowing. Times, Sunday Times
  • The blog detailed a family's lavish lifestyle and their half-hearted attempts to rein in spending. Times, Sunday Times
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  • Special police were drafted in to rein in the revelry.
  • Little can be done to rein in personal borrowing as interest rates the only way to curb lending by financial institutions are set by the European Central Bank.
  • It's been well noted at how the Lib Dems would do just about anything to win a vote but choosing a stripogram/kissogram to stand as councillor to rein in the votes is quite something! Stripping Lib Dems
  • BEIJING: It was wrong to blame the foreign exchange rate of the renminbi (RMB), China's By TERENCE POON And ANDREW BATSON BEIJING-China signaled Friday it is acting more quickly than expected to rein in its booming assets, but should not "overdo" it as the country tries to adjust the WN.com - Articles related to U.S. sees food security as next big Africa push
  • Will hosts Ant and Dec help rein in his antics? The Sun
  • The report called for an ambitious effort to rein in borrowing. Times, Sunday Times
  • If Brown's going to have any chance of capitalising on, say, the Budget, then you feel he's got to rein in his loose-tongued advisers and spinners, as well as some of his own inflated rhetoric. Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me
  • I put on my boots - the courtyard seems to be an extension of the manure pile - and wait for the lady of the house to rein in the enormous Saint-Bernard barking at me.
  • The government's main aim, however, was to rein in the country's huge coal output, which threatens to glut markets and undermine profits.
  • At Trinity Hall, the thirteenth day of October, 1704, in presence of John Findlay, deacon, compeared John Watson, John Youngson, William Pirie, John Kempt, Patrick Gray, John Mair, and George Gray, and submitted themselves to the court of the Wright and Coupar Trade for their abuse therein in contravening and vilipending the deacon and other mis-demeanours.
  • For the first time the Northern Expedition ran into trouble—not only at Wuhan, where one general told of having to rein in his horse so as not to trample the dead soldiers littering the ground at the front, but at Nanchang, a one-industry enamelware town in the northern part of Kiangsi. The Last Empress

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