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Control at the border with Romania will be tightened after reports that pigs were being smuggled to be sold in Bulgaria.
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.
Glass and plastic bottles now speed along conveyor belts as creams and liquids are pumped and squirted before lids are fixed and tightened.
Security was also tightened around the British and Australian high commissions.
Lee's fist tightened as he uppercut the man right in under the jaw, knocking him through the ceiling.
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.
In the ensuing days, a number of people were netted after stringent customs regulations and tightened security were put into effect.
Marsh's grip tightened when it centralized control of broking activities in New York.
My stomach tightened again, but this time, a different type of fear struck me.
The sleeves were were very loose and had intricate folds in them, except where they tightened into a cuff at the wrist.
In the meantime, troops have continued to impose a tightened siege on the area, and electricity and water supplies have been cut.
His arms tightened around me, holding me even closer, if that was possible.
I tightened my hold around her waist a little and kissed the top of her head.
The Germans had tightened their hold on the whole country and it became more difficult to arrange transport for the Allied soldiers.
Quality assurance requirements need to be tightened, including stronger requirements for nonpublic institutions.
They feel the noose being tightened and they know that we have the military means to crush them.
In this context ties of kindred were tightened by lordship rather than loosened.
The hand on her shoulder tightened, each digit digging sharply into her skin.
To control inflation, the government has tightened credit and limited approvals for land use.
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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Examples from Classical Literature
At the sight of Nancy his jaw muscles clenched and his hand tightened on the pistol grip.
He swallowed once or twice, and his hands tightened on the spokes of the wheel.
Light and buoyant as the child was, her tightened clasp had begun to tell on him.
Miss Blythe tightened her lips and regarded him with an uncompromising air.
Then both cinches should be tightened, and the breeching and breast straps properly adjusted.
The saddle was double-cinched, and when Orlick tightened the flank girth the animal revolved, kicking in a circle like a bucker.
Ba'tiste's grip tightened about the cant hook and he rose, squaring himself.
The reins were tightened, Nikolaeff clacked his lips, and the wagon moved on at a trot.
She struggled weakly to free herself, and his clasp only tightened jealously.
As he struggled to his feet I stepped over to the blind side of him and tightened the clove hitch around his neck.
They were tightened to such an extent that at no time did the cylinders transfer any tension loads to the crankcase.
The horses of his body-guard began to paw and curvet to free their feet as the loose reins tightened on their necks.
The screws should be tightened so that the rudders will stay at any angle at which they are put.
He slipped a dog collar around Pinocchio's neck and tightened it so that it would not come off.
My father-in-law and I puttered and pounded, strengthened and tightened, until we felt our semi-trailer was in good-enough order.
Antony settled his fleckless straw hat firmly upon his head and tightened his grip on his stick.
And guan Yin gave the Monk a magic formula by means of which the ring could be tightened, should the ape grow disobedient.
He put on his service cap, tightened his belt, and touched her gently on the arm.
The servo motors whined a bit as the detector unit came to life and tightened the grasp of the cuffs, limiting his movement.
When the nuts on these bolts are tightened, the headstock is firmly clamped to the bed.
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