Sentence examples for has maintained tight from inspiring English sources

He has maintained tight control over both wings of the republican movement since the early 1980s.

They said the country's army has maintained tight control over the nuclear program since its inception in 1974.

The Élysée's rapid, if terse, announcement represents a break with previous tradition, as the state has maintained tight control over information regarding the health of top officials.

Mr Farrakhan has maintained tight control within the secretive top echelons of the Nation of Islam, and there is no clear candidate to succeed him.

Some critics have questioned whether the agency has maintained tight enough oversight under the changes in the inspection system, which have shifted much of the responsibility for safety from the inspectors to the food companies.

And Mr. Ashcroft has maintained tight control during three months of increasingly harsh criticism from Democrats in the Senate who complained that he could not credibly lead an investigation that focused on the White House and on old friends like Mr. Rove, a former adviser to Mr. Ashcroft.

Sandinistas have maintained tight control of the streets since last year's elections, pounding rivals each time they try assembling, and spray-painting "Daniel Forever" over the graffiti-tattooed capital.

But the Qaddafi forces have maintained tight control of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and kept up a fierce siege on Misurata and the other rebel-held towns, and rebel leaders have complained bitterly about the relative paucity of NATO airstrikes in recent weeks.

As a businessman Mr. Bloomberg has maintained a tight rein on internal data for his private company.

Israel has maintained its tight blockade of Gaza, allowing in only a list of around 114 items, according to Palestinian officials, and banning nearly all exports.

In recent years, the department has maintained a tight grip on what the public knows and does not know about its inner workings.