"tight cost control" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the practice of closely monitoring and managing expenses in order to keep them at a minimum. Example: The company implemented tight cost control measures in order to reduce unnecessary spending and improve profitability.
The airline said the improvement was due to tight cost control and the popularity of its new allocated seating programme.
In France, a combination of a 220 basis point easing in the comparative, tight cost control and euro strengthening should support near term upgrades.
The problem, however, is that the company — so revered in the industry for tight cost control — failed to produce a corresponding reduction in the expense line, which fell just 42percentt.
"Next's credit profile will remain stronger than M&S' in the next 12 to 18 months due to its superior margins, which are driven by a combination of solid brand recognition, a premium online distribution channel and tight cost control," Ernesto Bisagno, who wrote the report, said.
Hearst Magazines, a unit of the Hearst Corporation, has repeatedly gone against the grain, from its traditional tight cost control in an often profligate business, to lagging years behind in building magazine Web sites, to recently raising prices and increasing the physical size of its pages.
Citi raised its price target from 180p to 200p, as analyst Ben Spruntulis said: A combination of improving UK electrical data and resilient French consumer trends underpinned by tight cost control drives a 14% upgrade in our April 2010 pretax profit forecast to £80m.
"Our growth is supported by a disciplined financial plan involving tight cost controls and targeted investments".
Hewlett-Packard reported solid quarterly results yesterday, helped by strong sales in consumer markets and tight cost controls.
With strong volumes, high wholesale prices and tight cost controls, the PC vendor has successfully broken into the mobile phone market in just two years".
But it cited tight cost controls, new products, growth in Asia, increased traffic in its travel retail business and improved currency translation for its upbeat forecast.
But Dell -- known for tight cost controls, extremely efficient operations and minimal research spending -- has been gaining ground despite the lingering slump in the technology market.
