Sentence examples for rather than tightened from inspiring English sources

The White House announced on Friday that ground-level ozone levels would be reviewed in 2013 rather than tightened immediately, a move welcomed by conservatives in Texas and elsewhere.

But rather than tightening consumer protections, the Bush administration seems happy to let the agency decline.

But Mr McCain says he wants to concentrate on enforcing existing rules, rather than tightening them further.These ideological biases are apparent even in areas where the two candidates agree.

Private prison operators who bid for government contracts by offering the lowest cost per inmate will most likely focus on cutting costs rather than tightening security.

Lawyers contend that rather than tightening existing antiabortion legislation, the state amendments are aimed at preventing future state governments from possibly following Mexico City's lead and legalizing abortion.

Rather than tightening "Ivan," Stasevich tried to guide the listener through it with a narration that does the music few favors.

"As far as next year is concerned, in an environment where core inflation is falling again and economic growth remains muted, we still think that the Fed is more likely to loosen rather than tighten monetary policy".

The answer in Britain's case is not necessarily 7%; this is the level at which the Bank might stop providing stimulus (in the form of quantitative easing) rather than tightening policy.

During the conference, the European Union, which operates the largest existing carbon trading program, decided to keep its target for emission cuts unchanged at 20 percent by 2020 rather than tightening the target to 30 percent, which would have increased demand for permits.

She acknowledged the pressure that London's black cab drivers feel from Uber, but said the solution to the problem was to loosen regulations for taxi drivers, rather than tighten them for Uber.

Johnson said the need to continue the austerity programme into the next parliament had been caused by George Osborne's decision to allow borrowing to rise while the economy has moved sideways over the past two years, rather than tighten policy further.