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01. He was almost hit by a car when he stepped off the [curb] without looking.

02. I wiped out on my bicycle when my front wheel bumped against the [curb] while I was riding home.

03. He parked the car with one wheel up on the [curb].

04. If we don't do something to [curb] spending, we are going to run out of money very soon.

05. If we want to see the parade, we should go early, so we can find a place to sit on the [curb].

06. Don't ride your bicycle too close to the [curb] because if you bump it with your front wheel, you may fall over.

07. The old woman fell and broke her hip when she tripped over the [curb] after getting off the bus.

08. The government is looking for ways to [curb] rising health costs in our state.

09. The government needs to take measures to [curb] violent crime.

10. The National Council on the Handicapped notes that a [curb] is a wall to a handicapped person.

11. The government has begun a new campaign aimed at [curbing] smoking among teens.

12. You should learn to [curb] your anger before you have a heart attack.

13. Marjorie needs to [curb] her expensive tastes because she is getting seriously into debt.

14. Brazil's government wants to [curb] Amazon destruction and the land battles that are harming its image abroad.

15. A Chinese proverb advises, "Use power to [curb] power."

16. Will Rogers once noted that we can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the [curb], and clap as they go by.

17. Selma Fraiberg once stated that a two-year-old can be taught to [curb] his aggressions completely if the parents employ strong enough methods.

18. Schools need to do more to educate our children in order to help [curb] the rising racist sentiment in our country.

19. Exploitation of child labour in the developing world can only be [curbed] if consumers in the industrialized nations refuse to buy products made in sweatshops.

20. The government is proposing a number of cutbacks to various budgets to [curb] increases to the deficit.

21. She needs to learn to [curb] her temper if she hopes to move into senior management in this company.

22. The government has announced a curfew in an attempt to [curb] the violence which is plaguing the capital city.

23. Increased patrols by police and the military have failed to [curb] attacks on American troops in the region.