Germany and Austria maintained their transitional curbs until May 1st this year, fully seven years after that EU enlargement.
They include hikes in bank reserve requirements, lending curbs against property, tightening capital controls, an interest-rate hike in October, and modest currency appreciation.
WHEN a country that has hitherto resisted curbs on a certain kind of weapon undergoes a sudden change of mind, shouldn't that prompt cries of joy from the arms-control fraternity?
Local traders, who are not fools, blamed the import curbs.
But are they steps in the right direction, or a feint by Iran to dodge curbs on its suspect ambitions?
Since 2010, Beijing has rolled out tight measures such as curbs on second or subsequent homes and price ceilings to rein in market speculation and high housing prices.
Citi also blames so called short sellers for its plunging share price and is calling on politicians in Washington to reintroduce curbs on the practice as a measure to help stop its decline.
Some want new production curbs imposed immediately to make milk scarcer and thus more expensive.
The hypothalamus is the primary brain region that responds to leptin, sending a signal that curbs appetite.
Where damage has been identified, it has been cracking high in the dam and where additional features such as curbs, railings, gates, or guard or control houses are located.
I needed two layers to precisely control small stones distributing with two ranges - from curbs to distance and the second to increase density of stones close to the curbs.
With curbs on carbon emissions expected and an expansion under way into natural-gas and alternative energy, some firms are considering permanent cutbacks in their refining business.
China earlier this year imposed curbs on home purchases in 40 major cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, and the housing ministry is in talks with other local governments on further property curbs.
An impulsive and abrasive manner too often curbs his effectiveness.
Easy-on-the-ol'-back upright handlebars along with 35-mm tires that can handle curbs, potholes, and the Friday afternoon scramble make this your new go-anywhere, do-anything ride.
In an emergency, handouts to hungry citizens are better than export curbs.
I taught Trey to ride a bike, but not before running off curbs and toppling over about a dozen times first.
The fictional young lovers at the street curbs were still fighting as if it were life and death for trivial things.
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