Control at the border with Romania will be tightened after reports that pigs were being smuggled to be sold in Bulgaria. |
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His grip on me tightened slowly, almost unnoticeably until I felt the pain and I winced, my throat still echoing with that ache he gave to me. |
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Glass and plastic bottles now speed along conveyor belts as creams and liquids are pumped and squirted before lids are fixed and tightened. |
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Security was also tightened around the British and Australian high commissions. |
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Lee's fist tightened as he uppercut the man right in under the jaw, knocking him through the ceiling. |
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To tighten the Orb sufficiently I used a small socket from my socket wrench, and simply tightened it as far as I could before my fingers slipped. |
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In the ensuing days, a number of people were netted after stringent customs regulations and tightened security were put into effect. |
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Marsh's grip tightened when it centralized control of broking activities in New York. |
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My stomach tightened again, but this time, a different type of fear struck me. |
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The sleeves were were very loose and had intricate folds in them, except where they tightened into a cuff at the wrist. |
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In the meantime, troops have continued to impose a tightened siege on the area, and electricity and water supplies have been cut. |
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His arms tightened around me, holding me even closer, if that was possible. |
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I tightened my hold around her waist a little and kissed the top of her head. |
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The Germans had tightened their hold on the whole country and it became more difficult to arrange transport for the Allied soldiers. |
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Quality assurance requirements need to be tightened, including stronger requirements for nonpublic institutions. |
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They feel the noose being tightened and they know that we have the military means to crush them. |
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In this context ties of kindred were tightened by lordship rather than loosened. |
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The hand on her shoulder tightened, each digit digging sharply into her skin. |
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To control inflation, the government has tightened credit and limited approvals for land use. |
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The tourniquet then is tightened and secured by perpendicularly placing a hemostat at the end of the catheter farthest from the vessel. |
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And he tightened his hold on her hand as they recited the Lord's Prayer and a Hail Mary. |
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On Saturday 22nd November 2003 Mr Henderson had torque tightened the wheel nuts as advised after 50 kilometres. |
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The airframers checked and tightened every bolt, nut, screw, and cotter key in the system. |
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He gently nuzzled her neck and slightly tightened his grip on her waist waiting for her reaction. |
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Her gaze drifted through the curious faces all trained on her and she tightened her grip on her oversized black handbag. |
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His blond dreadlocks and purple-flowered harem pants, tightened snugly at the ankles, off-set her army dungarees and shaven skull. |
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He tightened the knot on his tie and brushed an imagined piece of lint off his uniform jacket. |
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He looked downwards to see his grip had tightened so harshly around the shovel's handle, he cracked it. |
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He later retained an attorney, and after seven months in stir was released on bail with his pre-trial release restrictions tightened further. |
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Her stomach tightened when she reached over to brush some hair from the other girl's face and saw that those blue eyes were clouded over. |
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Reaching down into his pocket the man pulled out a plain black sack with a pull string handle that tightened and closed the opening to the sack. |
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Her stomach tightened at his pronouncement but she got to her feet and approached the Captain. |
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Amanda's stomach tightened as she wished her friend good luck and bid her good night. |
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His stomach tightened in anticipation, knowing he was finally going to talk to the girl. |
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On some tunes, we tightened things up by lowering the umbrella and closing up the gobos. |
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His stomach tightened, thinking about that photograph he had unfortunately seen. |
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Her stomach tightened as she realized that she had finally arrived at a decision. |
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My stomach tightened, and I thought of leaving him outside, but he'd already seen me peering at him through the window. |
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The institute has since reviewed and updated examination procedures and tightened security. |
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His grip on me tightened and his eyes opened slowly, the sleepiness evident in them. |
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To appease the vocal opposition to the privatisation threat, the government tightened the provisions against extra billing and queue jumping. |
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Nuts were tightened up with a flogging spanner, the first blow hit the striking plate fair and square. |
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She clenched her fists and tightened her body, trying to stop every muscle from prickling with fear. |
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There was a slight scowl on his face as his lips tightened to a thin line and his brow wrinkled in irritated contemplation. |
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Faced with a simultaneously growing publication lag, the Journal necessarily tightened its standards. |
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Uncovered pipes were lagged and eventually removed altogether in 1986 as regulations were tightened. |
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Alexis felt a compelling need to yawn but as she opened her mouth the arm tightened. |
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I tightened into a fish and soon landed a nice brown trout of about 14 inches. |
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It has been a tough couple of years amid the high exchange rate and tightened student visa checks. |
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His fingers tightened on her arm painfully, and gentled at her involuntary hiss. |
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The polyethylene is tightened by hand, and the aircraft cable is tightened by winch. |
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His tears became his master, his chest heaved, his muscles flexed and tightened, his teeth clenched threatening to break his jaw bone. |
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It has a fairly light basswood body, a knife edge whammy which has three springs tightened down and maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. |
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The arm around his waist tightened indiscernibly and the body against his shifted uncomfortably. |
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I look forward to seeing those results, especially if the controls on information leakage can be tightened up. |
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I buckled his seatbelt and tightened it, making sure he was securely restrained. |
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Some unfortunate chemist got caught and made an example of, and the system of scrutiny for science practicals was tightened up til it squeaked. |
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His voice was anxious as he eased closer to her and tightened his hold on her hand. |
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Banks have already tightened their credit policies so severely that FX lending is already virtually dead. |
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The Kerry defence has tightened up very much, while the full forward line is free scoring. |
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As stress and pressure started to increase again, I found myself looking at my still cuffed wrist while my hand tightened on the pen. |
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Police introduced an overnight curfew on Thursday in Colombo and have tightened security measures throughout city. |
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She could feel the colour rising in her cheeks and her grip on the sheets tightened. |
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In the new age of heightened risks and tightened security, who will keep our airports safe? |
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In fact, although Americans tell me how much things have tightened up, compared to Britain everything seemed remarkably free and easy. |
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Even when fully tightened, the bolts do not extend beyond the nylon locknuts. |
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When I did not, his hands tightened around my mouth and arm until I cringed away in pain. |
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It felt like my chest tightened up and I had to struggle to catch my breath. |
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His fingers tightened around Xavier's hand and Xavier could feel the cold fear in his blood. |
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Saw them at the Barfly last year and they made an unholy racket, hope they've tightened up since then. |
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The credit card company attributed the improvement to fewer personal bankruptcies and tightened credit control. |
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Prison chiefs have tightened security after an inmate climbed onto a roof and kept guards at bay for five-and-a-half hours. |
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He also said that the security measures in the court buildings would be tightened. |
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The bolts were not tightened and tore wider holes in the deck with the result that we almost lost the whole top in the water. |
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However, it has tightened up this process and provided specific guidelines for maltsters to follow. |
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People became so clever at avoiding the tax, revenue fell and the law was tightened. |
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His jaw clenched, his muscles tightened, and his eyes dropped about a hundred degrees. |
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The baitfish tightened into a ball as the kingfish attacked, while several snapper and dory moved in hoping to share the spoils. |
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As Stacey heard the bright yellow school bus rumbling in the distance, her chest tightened. |
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Nobody wants to recruit bad seeds, but when the screws get tightened, risks are taken. |
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In view of the threat perception from Maoists, the security cover has been tightened. |
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Kemp walked to his horse, tightened the cinch on his saddle and walked it past men standing around talking. |
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Once the cap has been established, it is tightened over subsequent years as the public becomes inured to the last turn of the screw. |
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It was when news finally became a profit center that management tightened the financial screws on the correspondents. |
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But in the long term, there's an inevitable logic to the screws being tightened. |
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Police bandobast was tightened after these clashes between the two communities. |
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Sean's lips pursed and his hands tightened as he struggled to contain his composure. |
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Her lips tightened, pursing together, forming a thin pink line across her perfect, porcelain features. |
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As the heat of the coals seared Ian's shoulder, Nick's hands tightened around Ian's throat and he couldn't breathe. |
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As she tightened the cinch of the saddle again she swore she wasn't going to go back to the cabin just yet. |
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There are already strict controls in place but these need to be tightened and loopholes need to be closed. |
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They have tightened security measures to control the influence of extreme political sects among the uprooted multitudes. |
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Border security was tightened just as the U.S. slowdown was forcing legions of migrants to return to Mexico. |
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Where the strainer is threaded underneath, a washer slips on and then a lock nut is tightened down until the putty oozes out. |
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Michael parried the weapon with a quick thrust from his left arm and launched his tightened right fist forward. |
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Trust me, when these restrictions get tightened tomorrow, there will be no shortage of people queuing up to dob her in. |
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Attracting quality role models is proving more difficult as the purse strings are tightened. |
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His arms around her waist tightened as he moved her more snugly against him. |
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His fingers tightened around my arm, and he brought his face close to mine. |
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Ken came back with the security guard and examined the wheel and tightened up the screws and made me safe enough to move. |
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It had tightened its grip on power through unconstitutional legislation, abrogation of the rule of law, and crude violence. |
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The company has never been one for tremendous excess, and we tightened our belt and came out the other side. |
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Coby's great uncle tightened the cinch and put a boot in the little mare's saddle stirrup. |
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Scores were getting harder to come by as both sides tightened up their game and Tinnahinch began to tire after their early hectic pace. |
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There were heavy, rusty chains around her wrists and ankles that hurt when they tightened. |
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She grabbed him by the ankle, and he let out a small mew, jerked, and might have broken free if she had not tightened her grasp. |
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Her arms tightened around the purring cat involuntarily, causing him to mewl with displeasure and wiggle free of her grasp. |
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A jailbreak in August 2000 made the institution a focus of media attention and the security level there has then been tightened. |
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I just hope that it results in security checks on people's belongings being tightened up. |
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He replaced his dudeen, and tightened his teeth and squeezed his lips on it. |
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Safety rules for school trips are to be tightened up in a bid to reduce the potential for tragic accidents. |
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The direction of the wall's line is tightened to a radial geometry which extends from the centre of view in the existing house. |
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Congress recently tightened the bankruptcy rules, making it much harder to discharge debts. |
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It was over as quickly as it had happened, leaving him feeling completely drained, his tightened muscles now limp and shivery and cold. |
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However, in spite of the tightened monetary policy, the growth rate of private sector credit increased moderately. |
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The introduction of the new sleeper beds on the Kangaroo route have tightened capacity and boosted demand for business travel. |
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Jonathon's vice-like grip tightened, and suddenly there was no pain, just cold numbness. |
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Throughout 1940 and 1941 the USA tightened an economic blockade of Japan which threatened to cut off most Japanese oil supplies. |
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His left hand grasped the hilt of his sword and his right hand tightened at his side. |
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Adema, also in a half-body posture, had tucked his chin, tightened his underarms, as he would do in a boxing match. |
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Rocking back and forth, he tightened every muscle in his body in an effort to break the bonds from the ropes. |
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He slid his fingers along the contour of his slender sword and slowly tightened them around the handle. |
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She had a tight grip on the hilt of her sword and it tightened with every punch Hawk received. |
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It had to be tightened before every zip as it was riding low on my hips, slipping off my shoulders and being slouchy on my thighs and chest. |
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Extra police officers are being posted at polling booths and on patrol duties, and France has tightened controls along its border with Spain. |
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Now the man's expression tightened, and the blush moved toward brick red. |
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He stood, buttoned the fly on his camouflage uniform and tightened his black riggers belt. |
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In a traditional abdominoplasty, an incision is made along the bikini line from hip to hip, the loose skin is removed, the muscles are tightened and the incision is sealed. |
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Earlier this year, security at major airports was tightened because of a tip that al-Asiri had been working on a cell phone bomb. |
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The chokehold on the city tightened up Friday as phone and Internet lines were cut. |
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Her hand tightened on mine and her head fell back upon my shoulder, but she still trembled and I petted her and comforted her. |
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Jason's knuckles whitened as he tightened his hold on his gun. |
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Rules of evidence, judicial procedure, and ethical standards have all been tightened and reformed since Darrow's heyday. |
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And a rib belt is tightened to simulate the constriction on the lungs. |
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Still, the knot in my stomach tightened as I left Jack's trailer. |
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Then it all came back in a rush and the knot in my stomach tightened. |
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It is clear that despite our best endeavours to explain ourselves, a number of people think that the bank tightened monetary policy to cool down the property market. |
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Her grip tightened reflexively on the strap of her messenger bag. |
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Foliation anisotropy caused bending to take place locally by folding about an inclined hinge in the limbs of a pre-existing synform, which tightened during the deformation. |
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William refused to let her go as his grip around her tightened. |
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Even as the cordon of anti-noise ordinances tightened around peddlers, evidence also suggested that opinions differed on the subject of reasonable enforcement. |
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The ride is made sportier by the combination of the bigger tires and slightly stiffer bushings, and steering is tightened up via a different steering gear. |
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Mya tightened her grip on her ripped sweater, swallowing hard. |
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After an internal investigation, McDonald said the company has tightened up regulations to ensure no crew members are shifting places while the vessel is loading or unloading. |
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His face was ashen white and the grip he had on my sleeve tightened. |
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At this time your wheel bearings should be packed and lug nuts tightened. |
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Seems their parents, shell-shocked by their brokerage statements, have tightened the purse strings. |
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She tightened her grip on her backpack and turned around slowly. |
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I also wonder if Bo has tightened the batten strings to reduce washout. |
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If necessary, in hard times, one tightened one's belt and went without. |
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They are only strong if precisely tightened with a torque wrench, but because most climbers do not use a torque wrench you should consider them all bad. |
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Perhaps encouraged by such accommodative silence, China has tightened its grip over Tibet. |
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In July 2013, the U.S. and the European Union tightened loopholes on a ban on gold exports to Iran. |
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When Hayei Sarah is read, these restrictions are often tightened, taking away more rights to make room for the festival weekend. |
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A cash injection from them early last year pushed the stock index to a new height but it went into freefall later as they tightened the money belts. |
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Sara tightened her hold on the sketches to hide a twitch of fear. |
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She reached back with her uncuffed hands and tightened her ponytail, tucking a few loose strands behind her ears. |
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The ten cent words you've crammed into the slightly tightened blurb, the idea being that they would make you appear genteel and smart, don't cut the mustard. |
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The sailors hoisted the trysails a little way, tightened the sheets, fixed bunts to the sail, and strengthened the tackle and the stop of the lateen yard. |
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The Burmese tightened their grip by shooting anyone who attempted to bring food and other supplies into Bang Rajan and increased their shelling of the encampment. |
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Suspension-wise, it's tightened up just enough for confident back-road handling, while still retaining enough squashiness for good off-road articulation. |
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The amazingly thin, 19 mm stainless steel support cables currently hang loose like pieces of string, but they will soon be tightened to carry the weight of the bridge deck. |
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When he saw the look of longing in her eyes towards the kiss Blake was sharing with his girlfriend his jaw tightened and he felt a sharp stab of jealousy. |
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Gino's grip tightened and he strained against the strap of his harness. |
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My stomach tightened and I grabbed tightly onto the wooden armrest. |
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My stomach tightened as I saw the corners of her mouth lift into a smile. |
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Her stomach tightened but she tried to keep a smile on her face. |
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Once we were chocked, chained and out of the jet, we saw that we had lost our left shoulder panel, and only two of 34 screws had been set and tightened. |
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Kagami's fists tightened and her jaw clenched at the gruesome scene. |
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Supplies have tightened in Britain over the past week and at Irish factories intake has slipped around 13,000 head per week lower than the same time last year. |
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His fists tightened until his knuckles popped and the girls' eyes widened. |
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Samuel's arm immediately tightened possessively around her waist. |
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We were leading by a country mile, and then the engine tightened up. |
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I tightened my hold on Liv's fingers and she gently drew me inside. |
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Monetary policy was quite expansionary during 1999, as the first of the two articles predicted, and tightened considerably in recent months as the later article suggested. |
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We put on outer jackets and tightened the drawstrings of our hoods. |
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He then walked towards the pool and jumped in to get over the cold faster, he was a little bit worried his navy blue shorts would come off so he tightened the drawstring. |
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The Romans gradually tightened their grip around Decebalus' stronghold in Sarmizegetusa Regia, which they finally took and destroyed. |
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Aidan O'Brien tightened his grip on the betting for the Classics with a Group One double, thanks to Horatio Nelson and Rumplestiltskin. |
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In the second half Australia tightened their discipline, and solid play forced mistakes from England. |
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The airbrush was fitted into this clamp and tightened with a carriage bolt and nut. |
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Wade tightened up the discipline and training of the Independent Companies. |
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In the summer of 1966, with the value of the pound falling in the currency markets, exchange controls were tightened by the Wilson government. |
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The problem was that the flare fittings had been left hand-tight during installation and never tightened up properly. |
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We had long since removed all kneeboards, stored all gear, tightened all straps, and lowered our seats. |
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Last week, the board tightened fiscal policies one more notch with the approval of a petty cash receipts policy. |
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I tightened the belt on my gorblimey trousers, and stoned some crows, all the better to fit in. |
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One of the screws had loosened a bit and had to be tightened. |
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Economies worldwide slowed during this period, as credit tightened and international trade declined. |
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The incident occurred amid tightened security in Yangon following a series of small explosions in the country in recent days. |
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Meanwhile, security has been tightened across the state, especially at toll booths. |
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In the hours before daylight he sharpened the skids and tightened the lashings to prepare for the long dogsled journey. |
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Bunkering has been tightened into the green and new greenside mounding and contouring adds to the difficulty of the approach. |
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Bryant went straight to the locker room after he checked out of the game late in the fourth quarter after his back had tightened up. |
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The blockade of American ports later tightened to the extent that most American merchant ships and naval vessels were confined to port. |
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As the Spanish employed more successful strategies, their stranglehold on Tenochtitlan tightened, and famine began to affect the Aztecs. |
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He added that their children feel more frightened at seeing berms and tightened security measures around them. |
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In the 1930s censorship over literature was tightened in line with the policy of socialist realism. |
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Be sure to place a nut on the bolt before sticking it through the hole, and then one after so that the carriage bolt may be adjusted up or down and then tightened in place. |
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The locknut is tightened with a torque wrench to secure the barrel. |
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Technology shares also received a boost ahead of a midquarter update from Texas Instruments, which tightened its financial targets after the closing bell. |
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Individual machines were connected to the line shaft via a belt and simple clutch system that tightened the belt around the shaft through the use of a lever. |
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The more the backstay is tightened, the less the headstay will sag off to leeward, forming a rigid and more efficient arc along the luff of the genoa while beating to weather. |
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Shasta was made aware of it by how Aunt Lily's right gloved hand tightened its grip on Shasta's elbow at the sight of certain kiosks they passed by. |
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In recent years, many countries in the EU have tightened their marriage laws, either banning marriage under 18 completely, or requiring judicial approval for such marriages. |
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Then they tightened the latigos on their horses and mounted up. |
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Coiling around prey is accomplished largely by the return of the tentilla to their inactive state, but the coils may be tightened by smooth muscle. |
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By the time the Fed belatedly tightened in 1928, it was far too late and, in the Austrian view, a significant economic contraction was inevitable. |
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To control the influx of expatriate workers, Qatar has tightened the administration of its foreign manpower programmes over the past several years. |
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Near the end of the quarter, the Mexican monetary authorities tightened liquidity conditions and purchased pesos in the foreign exchange market to dampen volatility. |
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A new wave of less-polluting, reformulated, oxygenated, seasonal and regional gasolines has tightened supplies while raising the cost of driving to the office or mall. |
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Everybody got clobbered pretty good, and so people tightened up. |
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The automaker is recalling the vehicles because the inner tie rod is not likely to be tightened to specification and may eventually separate from the steering gear. |
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Under Philip II conservatives in the Spanish church tightened their grip, and those who refused to recant such as Rodrigo de Valer were condemned to life imprisonment. |
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