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The growth of plastic rubbish is mainly caused by the fact that municipalities around the world have curtailed their recycling schemes

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Shore up Japan's weakened health care system

The coronavirus crisis has exposed grave vulnerabilities in the nation's medical services.


The campaign also plays up “faster routes,” a reference to a decision to curtail service in smaller markets that is reducing the time to make trips between bigger cities.


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Germany's Top Court Curtails Disputed Data Storage Law
In a blow to Berlin's efforts to boost anti-terrorism measures,
Germany's highest court on Wednesday, March 19 blocked parts of a
sweeping data-collection law that had prompted large protests by
civil liberties

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PARIS -- Alcatel-Lucent's board has tapped two Europeans for the top posts at the Franco-American telecom-equipment company, moving to restore management unity and shore up the company's finances.

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. announced a plan Sunday to help shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

美國出台兩大房貸機構救助措施

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The motivation for Jet Blue was more clear: The stake sale could help shore up the lagging finances of the airline, which has $433 million in current debt obligations and has already substantially curtailed its growth plans and sold some assets like older planes.

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shore sth up (MAKE EFFECTIVE) phrasal verb [M]

to strengthen or improve an organization, agreement or system that is not working effectively or that is likely to fail:

The new public relations manager has the difficult task of shoring up the company's troubled image.

shore sth up (SUPPORT PHYSICALLY) phrasal verb [M]

to stop a wall or a building from falling down by supporting it with building materials such as wood or metal:

Boundary walls have had to be shored up.

abridgement

əˈbrɪdʒm(ə)nt/

1. 1.

   the action of abridging a text.
2. 2.

   LAW

   curtailment of rights.

   "the abridgement of the rights of ownership"

curtail 
verb [T]
to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something:
to curtail your holiday/spending
The last government severely curtailed trade union rights.

1. 縮減,削減;縮短,省略
curtail a speech
縮短演講稿
The government hopes to curtail public spending.
政府希望縮減公共事業開支。