Example sentences of "[to-vb] down on [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A north Oxfordshire racehorse trainer has dismissed calls for tighter security at courses to crack down on race fixing . |
| 2 | Too many puddings and mince pies had wreaked havoc with Santa 's waistline , and all those narrow chimneys to wriggle down on Christmas Eve meant he needed an instant solution . |
| 3 | Informix Software Ltd is setting up an investigation unit in the UK , providing a free , confidential phone line for resellers and users and including a licence manager with its software , in a new initiative to clamp down on software piracy in its reseller channel . |
| 4 | The Osaka police department has considered one strategy to clamp down on otaku porn networks : hire otaku policemen . |
| 5 | With the Paisley MPs Irene Adams and Gordon McMaster , Mr McFall was lending his support to Operation Blade , an initiative by Strathclyde Police to clamp down on knife crime . |
| 6 | Sandy Seymour was among drivers , managers and police officers helping to publicise the latest aspect of Operation Blade , the campaign by Strathclyde Police to clamp down on knife crime . |
| 7 | The reluctance of the judge at first instance to adopt a policy approach at a time when the obvious intention of the Act , not to mention the thrust of securities regulation in general , was to clamp down on market abuse , can only be described as an anomalous , not to mention unwelcome , development . |
| 8 | Where possible , information was coded to cut down on computer storage and processing costs . |
| 9 | Alternatively , and in the long term , plan building in cities to cut down on travel overall . |
| 10 | An attempt was made to take advantage of the morphological structure of words to cut down on storage space and search time . |
| 11 | In order to cut down on salt intake , first remove salt containers from the table . |
| 12 | A specified amount appears to be necessary because of a common tendency to cut down on book provision work whenever there is pressure on staff time . |
| 13 | For less than £10 you can buy an approved 80mm ( 3inch ) tank jacket to cut down on heat loss . |