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clamp down on

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? clamp down on
vi +prep obj personan die Kandare nehmen; expenditure, activitieseinen Riegel vorschieben (+dat); news broadcastsunterdrücken; the government clamped down on private radio stationsdie Regierung holte zum Schlag gegen private Rundfunksender aus


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LANCASTER -- In a bid to clamp down on crime, a deputy will be assigned to two eastside shopping centers under a public-private arrangement.
Joseph Simitian, D-Polo Alto, to clamp down on water pollution.
We've already seen evidence in the Bush administration's proposed 2007 budget: a 5% reduction in ag programs, a clamp down on dairy price supports and a proposed 3cents/cwt.
 
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