Examples of 'were tightened' in a sentence
Meaning of "were tightened"
were tightened: Indicates that something was made more secure, restricted, or firm. It suggests that a mechanism, rule, or control was adjusted to be more rigid or exacting in its application or operation
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Asylum laws were tightened to allow swift deportation.
The rules for family reunification were tightened up.
Residence requirements were tightened and expulsion was made easier.
At the same time the tolerances were tightened.
The laws were tightened in other ways.
New goals were set and existing goals were tightened up.
The straps were tightened to prevent movement.
He was then blinded and hands were tightened.
Bankruptcy laws were tightened to favour creditors.
The controls before boarding the aircraft were tightened.
Accounting procedures were tightened by his direction.
Regulations relating to the harbour were tightened.
Already strict economies were tightened by the club hierarchy.
Criteria for selecting and approving individual projects were tightened.
Flight security measures were tightened immediately.
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Were tightened up.
The selection criteria were tightened up also.
Bank regulations were tightened to force recapitalization of the remaining institutions.
Restrictions on illegal firearms were tightened as a result.
The restrictions were tightened the following year when Hamas seized power.
Constraints on budgets were tightened.
The belts were tightened around me.
Western samoa and both ticketing and financial man agement were tightened up.
Safety regulations were tightened in the wake of the tragedy.
At the same time security and control procedures governing such plants were tightened up.
Both government and consumer spending were tightened due to economic uncertainties.
Adjust the middle screws to remove any twist caused when the screws were tightened.
The family connections were tightened through mutual emotions and shared ideology.
Around the time that the security aspects of Linux kernel were tightened.
The next month the sanctions were tightened to prohibit gold exports to private interests.
The regulation was also adopted by the European Parliament after some provisions were tightened up.
The safety standards on life jackets and swimming were tightened to prevent children from drowning.
Girdles were tightened for beauty 's sake.
Selection rules were tightened.
Controls were tightened up on imports of certain feed and food of non-animalorigin.
Finally, policies to disconnect bad payers were tightened.
The horses ' bridles were tightened by the auxiliaries.
Due diligence controls of partners were tightened up ;.
And as the ropes were tightened around their throats, they began to keen.
However, some eligibility criteria were tightened.
Thus, conditions for early retirement were tightened and financial incentives for working longer were introduced.
To remedy the problem, networking and coordination were tightened.
Those who dared to condemn were tightened and / or threatened.
In addition, training and quality requirements for security checks were tightened.
Consequently, security measures were tightened on the borders.
As the situation was not acceptable, the unemployment insurance rules were tightened.
In other words, the batches were tightened to one another.
At the same time, the criteria for receiving a means-tested daily allowance were tightened.
When the capstones were in place, they were tightened with flint and roof flagstones.
During Zhang 's tenure controls on the press were tightened.
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He tightened the noose around all of them
