Sentence examples for first tightened from inspiring English sources

But it has become the signature approach of the European Central Bank since credit markets first tightened in August 2007 to consider, before tearing up the rule book, not only the crisis of the moment but what comes later.

"Paddy's hamstring first tightened up after Monday's session so there was a bit of concern about him," said Ireland team manager Mick Kearney on Thursday.

Dr Firdaus Adenwalla, who has been involved in recruiting doctors for the NHS for several years, told Radio 4's The World at One that he has seen a sharp drop in the number of candidates applying for jobs since the immigration rules were first tightened in 2006.

Some horses will puff up when the cinch is first tightened to make the saddle loose.

First, tighten up distribution of Android by lengthening the period between a new "Google Android" release and the AOSP release.

A month later, however, with Bahrain's iron first tightening further, the White House is facing awkward questions from political allies as well as foes.

"They were still easing in 1992 as we came out of recession, and didn't make the first tightening move until February 1994.

"While we continue to think the MPC's rhetoric could change swiftly, the downplaying of inflation surprises in the central forecast is enough to call for the first tightening move from the MPC back to November from August," said Malcolm Barr, UK economist at JP Morgan.

After the dust settled, spreads for the top tier of investment-grade credits settled down precisely where they were before the U.S. Federal Reserve's first tightening on June 30.

Rather than strip away local control completely, the state should first tighten and enforce existing state laws that require communities to plan more compact, transit-friendly growth and to permit enough housing to meet population increases.

They could first tighten the bounds rather cautiously, and converge to their most preferred solution only at the end.