Sentence examples for has kept tight from inspiring English sources

The government has kept tight control of the press and has come down hard on dissidents, particularly those who have had contact with pro-democracy groups abroad.

The Soviet Government, never forthcoming about domestic disasters, has kept tight control on information about the accident at a nuclear station in the Ukraine.

Whether Uber has kept tight enough tabs on user data, especially on the rider level, is an on-going worry for some users.

Like the American president, Mr. Blair has kept tight discipline over his party to brave the onslaught of bad news about Iraq.

He is already a hero in Puerto Rico, where he is managed by his father, Felix Sr., who has kept tight control over his son's career.

Such a policy was eventually agreed upon last year, but the law to put it into practice is still awaiting congressional approval.Meanwhile, Mr Banzer has kept tight controls on spending.

Police have kept tight controls over the movements of Mr Liu's wife and other dissidents.

With the bulk of the state's wealth along the coast, the slaveholding elite and their defenders had kept tight-fisted control of state spending, largely ignoring western pleas for turnpikes and railroads.

He has kept things tight when others could not.

But another is that Argentina's civilian government has kept a tight lid on military spending.

In order to hold on to power, he has kept a tight grip on the economy.