Example sentences of "clamp [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Britain 's ports will be free to go private , and new powers will be sought to clamp down on drunk drivers ; congestion will also be tackled . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He won their favour in the wake of last year 's Anita Hill case when he vowed to clamp down on sexual discrimination and harassment in the workplace . |
| 4 | US prepares to clamp down on wild bird trade |
| 5 | Commanding officers were asked to clamp down on harmful initiation ceremonies , and ‘ agony aunts ’ from the Women 's Royal Voluntary Service were installed to provide a sympathetic hearing for bullied soldiers . |
| 6 | The figures were released as Nigel Lawson , the Chancellor , warned that interest rates could climb even further to clamp down on rising prices . |
| 7 | With its current penchant for clamping down on perceived violations of its copyright , AT&T 's Unix System Laboratories Inc is now coming down on Unix Solutions for its use of the Unix logo in its company name . |
| 8 | At the same time the government is rushing ahead with non-economic reforms which it knows will be popular , such as tightening up the conditions for acquiring French citizenship and clamping down on illegal immigration . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , local police are clamping down on high-tech crime . |
| 10 | The Bank of Italy clamped down on monetary policy in 1963 , generating a major recession in 1964–5 . |
| 11 | In the summer of 1961 the Board of Trade clamped down on imported tomatoes early in the season . |
| 12 | SUN UK CLAMPS DOWN ON BOX-SHIFTING VARS |