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- verb Present participle of
rein-in .
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Examples
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Yesterday was about reining-in an out-of-control Federal government and systematically eliminating an oppressive national debt that could result the in the end of our country as we know it!
Just getting started – fiscal discipline and the resurgence of states remains imperative 2010
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Its reining-in Washington and cut discretionary spending, fix entitlement programs and quit spending so much money.
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I think that his solution -- privitiation of social security and reining-in medicare -- are sane and sensible.
The Budget Outlook, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Oh, I'm certainly not alone in noting publicly elected officials are seemingly incapable of reining-in spending.
Eric C. Anderson: Foretelling the Demise of Democracy Eric C. Anderson 2010
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Oh, I'm certainly not alone in noting publicly elected officials are seemingly incapable of reining-in spending.
Eric C. Anderson: Foretelling the Demise of Democracy Eric C. Anderson 2010
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Oh, I'm certainly not alone in noting publicly elected officials are seemingly incapable of reining-in spending.
Eric C. Anderson: Foretelling the Demise of Democracy Eric C. Anderson 2010
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Sounds creative obedient comprehensive grounding reining-in
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All the faltering, paltering and useless procrastinating by Hillary and her ilk have worked to delay any effective Democratic-backed change in the Iraq War, and, by extension, the reining-in of Cheney plans against Iran.
Hillary Joining Webb For Measure Opposing War With Iran 2009
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McCain proposed reining-in the corruption of Fannie and Freddy; Obama noticed that subprime mortgages were a bad idea right when the housing market crashed.
In which I say who won last night's debate and almost abandon my cruel neutrality pose. Ann Althouse 2008
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And now the reining-in of the Canadian Forces by our government and their hired hands continues, for no real discernable reason other than that some in Ottawa are concerned the CF is getting too big for its britches.
The long knives 2008
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