Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] down on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the past , the IFA has clamped down on such outbursts against referees and is now looking into the matter . |
| 2 | The government has backed down on performance-related contracts : doctors in inner-city areas will have to meet lower targets to win their bonuses . |
| 3 | The Transport Secretary wants to cut down on lengthy public consultation . |
| 4 | US prepares to clamp down on wild bird trade |
| 5 | Voting was 169 to 114 , as Liberal Democrat and Labour peers joined rebel Tories to support the change to the controversial Asylum and Immigration Appeals Bill which aims to clamp down on bogus asylum claims and speed genuine applications . |
| 6 | As I understand it , the Home Secretary has said that he means to cut down on exceptional need to remain . |
| 7 | If necessary more than five trials can be used if the level of anxiety fails to come down on any one specific target . |
| 8 | But the the erm query that 's put down on that little paper there suggested that there was a problem , and a person who was coming in with you erm followed right the way round . |