Sentence examples for tighten about from inspiring English sources

Place the DrumDial next to the first lug and tighten about a half turn.

Wrap the loop under the tenderloin and tighten about an inch from the last loop.

I wondered what it was I'd seen before the word tightened about it.

But that tightening – about a week before Church's arrest – did not prevent Church's prolonged detention without a lawyer, nor the later cases where lawyers were unable to enter.

Another study showed that the arrest rate of mentally ill people rose five-fold in the first eight years after the rules tightened about whom was allowed into mental hospitals.Tougher sentencing policies are also pushing mentally ill people towards prison.

She said she would tighten rules about who can be a governor.

Politicians in both the House of Representatives and the Senate could also tighten rules about disclosure and gift-giving.Another important question is the resolve of the Justice Department.

Architects and developers agree that software to measure a building's ingredients will gain value as governments tighten rules about buildings' effects on the environment.

But some industry officials fear R-22 supplies could tighten in about five years, pushing up prices, as the phase-down proceeds and equipment becomes increasingly dependent on recycled rather than newly made R-22.

Gasoline retailing, for instance, tends to be initially more profitable in developing countries than in developed markets, but the margins start to tighten after about 18 months.

Keep cooking until the mushrooms reabsorb the liquid and tighten up, about 5 more minutes.