Now the city is proposing a sharp curtailment of this incentive as part of an overhaul of the zoning laws.

Those plans include a sharp curtailment of subsidies to landlords who house homeless families, as well as deep cuts in city financing for a popular program to develop single-room-occupancy apartments for homeless individuals.

A sharp curtailment in mining exploration during the last bear market, along with the rapid industrialization of China, have left supply and demand "out of whack," Mr. Rogers said.

The war resulted in a sharp curtailment of Mysore's borders to the advantage of the Mahrattas, the Nizam of Hyderabad, and the Madras Presidency.

Their 1818 rebellion however was crushed by the British and led to even tighter control over the Kandyan provinces and a sharp curtailment of the Kandyan nobles' autonomy.

The draft circulating Saturday called for a sharp curtailment of Kurdish autonomy, including disbanding of the militia force, according to negotiators who have seen the document.

The Japanese Diet (the lower House of Parliament) approved on April 9 a budget for the fiscal year starting April 1, 1992, which envisaged a sharp curtailment of the rate of growth in overall spending.

A result of his quest, however, has been a sharp curtailment of his activities.

Some secular Iraqi leaders say the constitution could lead to domination of the country by Shiite Islamic clerics and a sharp curtailment in the rights of women.