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The phrase "adequately tightened" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that has been secured or fastened to a sufficient degree, often in a technical or mechanical context.
Example: "Before operating the machinery, ensure that all bolts are adequately tightened to prevent any accidents."
Alternatives: "sufficiently secured" or "properly fastened".
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Dr. David Michaels, the Labor Department's assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, told HuffPost that the rule would provide a critical update to regulations that haven't been adequately tightened since they were established in the early 1970s.
Make sure the skewer is adequately tightened before riding a bicycle with front disc brakes.
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to adequately tighten but not break those (the ratchet names are what they are called in the USA).
to adequately tighten but not break those (the ratchet names are what they are called in the USA, by inch sizes).
Tighten your abdominal muscles throughout.
"I am not convinced that it is monitored adequately or enforced adequately, and I think really that the rules need to be tightened," she said.
With the JP Morgan EMBI index currently trading at a spread of 160 basis points over US Treasuries, spreads have tightened to the extent that investors are no longer being adequately compensated for risk.Full report.
The rules at issue, proposed by the E.P.A. last November, would tighten standards on the amounts of permitted ozone and tiny sooty particles, on the ground that current standards do not adequately protect asthmatic children, the elderly and outdoors workers.
The entity tightened its grip.
My jaw tightened.
The mini-implant is tightened.
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