Sentence examples for as we tighten from inspiring English sources

"In my view, there is clearly a risk that as we tighten policies, there's the potential organizations will go too far," Ms. Johnson of The Associated Press said.

"There is a concern that as we tighten the security of our ports of entry through our biometric checks that there will be more opportunity or more effort made by terrorists to enter our country through our vast land borders," Asa Hutchinson, the undersecretary for border security at the Department of Homeland Security, said at a news conference.

Less Visa Free Travel As we tighten our borders to other nations, they are going to do the same to us.

As we tighten our belts in order to afford the cost of new water pipes and windfarms, they reach for our wallet.

When the recession hit, one of the first things to go for many was our dust-covered gym memberships, as we tightened our fiscal (if not actual) belts.

Tara Brach: When we're non-accepting, we tighten against things as they are.

In northern Iraq, I sat with a fixer as we practiced tightening each other's gas mask; looking like insects and laughing.

"I want to emphasize again the importance of increasing core resources, which are essential to moving forward, but also our determination, as we have tightened our budgets and cut back on our spending, not to do it at the expense of programmes," he said.

Officials are also working on airline, airport and seaport security as well as tightening customs controls.

But treaties can be loosened as well as tightened; they fit for a while, then must be revised.

This effort has involved better coördination between the C.I.A., the F.B.I., and the international community, as well as tightened surveillance.