Sentence examples for The tightening from inspiring English sources
verb
To make tighter.
- Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
The tightening, Curtice explains, is entirely explained by movement in telephone surveys.
The tightening credit markets prompted a lot of backlot panic in late July.
"The tightening of credit stems from secular trends, not cyclical ones," says Molner.
The tightening membrane would be achieved through an increased ratio of saturated fatty acid (SFA) to unsaturated fatty acid (UFA).
The Council ordered the tightening of sanctions.
Yet Arizonans have plenty of gripes about the tightening border.
Some say the tightening of credit is an unavoidable corrective.
Prices could accelerate rapidly if the tightening labour market leads to higher earnings growth.
If they raise short rates in tandem, that will add to the tightening bias.
Without action, the tightening could plunge the U.S. economy back into recession, the I.M.F. said.
Her hands were up around her neck attempting to release the tightening wire.
