Sentence examples for have tightened control from inspiring English sources

Officials have tightened control over monasteries.

Over the last 30 years, international conventions and national laws have tightened control of the illicit antiquities trade.

Egypt's authorities have tightened control at Mediterranean ports, and in September shot dead two Syrians while attempting top halt a refugee-laden vessel.

Over the last several years, Chinese authorities have tightened control over political discussion in the domestic media, even as the number of newspapers and magazines soars and they write more freely on social and cultural issues.

Over the past year, Chinese authorities have tightened control over all aspects of society — they have detained lawyers and journalists, shuttered NGOs and passed laws making it more difficult to publicly criticize the government.

The authorities have tightened controls against electoral fraud, and the public mood has altered.

The authorities have tightened controls on mosques in Xinjiang and rules that ban children from receiving religious education.

Operators of existing properties have tightened controls over who and what comes into buildings and are limiting assess to designated areas within the structures.

In January, representatives of dozens of countries will gather in Geneva to discuss combating mercury emissions, which are rising in Asia even as Europe and the United States have tightened controls.

Just as the government has tightened control over political life, so, too, has it intruded in matters of faith.

Instead, the Communist Party has tightened control of the media and punished people like Ms. He, who was recently demoted.