Sentence examples for able to tighten from inspiring English sources

Iceland was also able to tighten fiscal policy less aggressively than the periphery.

But the Republicans may ultimately be able to tighten restrictions in some areas.

And the central bankers will be able to tighten the screws on Greece once more.

Sudan's army, Mr. Bony said, was able to tighten its control around Heglig and bomb supply routes from the air.

For anyone except an obsessive aficionado of the sport it recreates, the point of being able to tighten your board's wheels will seem pretty obscure.

Will this be like a wave, once an audience is built they will never be able to tighten control in the other direction?

"We had certainty that when the Americans attacked the war would finish very quickly and no one would suffer any more and then we'd be able to stop tightening our belts.

Second, hawks may now be able to promote a previously stalled bipartisan bill to tighten sanctions (it would almost certainly be vetoed by President Barack Obama).

The government is trying to tighten the requirements on who is able to claim benefits in the UK, Mr Duncan Smith said.

"I began to tighten up, but I hoped I was able to hold them off".

Governments will not choose the value of their money, or be able to ease or tighten supply at will.