keep a lid on in a sentence

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1. Falling materials prices also may help keep a lid on inflation in coming months.
2. Steady interest rates encourage consumer spending and keep a lid on corporate borrowing costs.
3. So, best keep a lid on it.
4. Another thing that could keep a lid on home prices is lower overall inflation.
5. However, this attempt to keep a lid on prices has so far failed.
6. This also keeps a lid on development costs.
7. The gradual emptying of the camps helps keep a lid on tensions, Allen said.
8. Producer Aaron Spelling, it seems, likes to keep a lid on coming plots.
9. Our guess is that this will not keep a lid on Gingrich's troubles.
10. "We've had enough sluggish growth to keep a lid on inflation.