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Example sentences for: tighten

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But do not suppose that the majority leader has developed any sympathy for a bill that would ban soft money, limit independent expenditures, and tighten disclosure requirements.
For one thing, notes the Journal , to some extent, the savings rate is based on conventions such as not counting capital gains as income that make it look worse, and for another, says the Times , with much of the rest of the world mired in recession, this may not be a good time to tighten our belts anyway.
The British evidently saw the need to improve things for the Indians, but also decided to tighten their imperial hold.
They lift the lady up, seductively tighten her leg muscles, and thrust her forward as if to launch her into the air and into her future, even as they shorten her stride and increase her risk of tripping.
"She'd be fine for five days then would tighten up again," Sherman explains.