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Example sentences for: tightening

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Good news: Turkey 's armed forces are tightening screws on the country's ruling Muslim religious party in order to safeguard pluralism.
The bond market, meanwhile, seemed so concerned about inflation that it felt as if the Fed was leaning toward tightening.
The Democratic campaign-finance scandal expanded while tightening around President Clinton.
The Pan-Arab daily al-Quds al-Arabi said Thursday that Afghanistan's ruling militia, the Taliban, was tightening the noose around him but would not yield to U.S. pressure to hand him over or banish him to a third country.
Side effects of histamines include the tightening of airways, constriction of nasal passages, release of mucus, and redness of eyes.