Sentence examples for tighten entry from inspiring English sources

This has prompted the government in Quito to tighten entry requirements and led to an intervention by the Nicaraguan navy.

ACTION ON THE HOME FRONT -- Seeking to bolster the sense of a center in control, President Bush convened the first meeting of his new Homeland Security Council yesterday, announcing various measures to tighten entry procedures for foreigners, and especially to screen foreign students.

They believe they have no alternative but to tighten entry requirements, he says.

The new government has also joined in, tightening entry requirements for those fleeing the war.

The Syrian government has forbidden essential public-sector workers to leave without authorization, and the Lebanese government has tightened entry rules for Syrians, leaving many trapped.

The rise occurred even as the Labor government, accused by the opposition Conservatives of turning Britain into a "soft touch" for bogus applicants, tightened entry measures and speeded up processing.

Alarmed about the influx, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey have recently tightened entry requirements for Syrians.

The company also is working with the city of Indio to add and upgrade roads, hoping to minimize traffic jams stemming from the tightened entry controls.

Syria tightens entry requirements for Iraqi refugees as population pressure builds NEW YORK, USA, 21 February 2007 – As Syria tightens entry regulations for refugees crossing the border from Iraq, UNICEF and its partners continue to advocate for humanitarian exceptions to the rules.

By Rachel Bonham Carter NEW YORK, USA, 21 February 2007 – As Syria tightens entry regulations for refugees crossing the border from Iraq, UNICEF and its partners continue to advocate for humanitarian exceptions to the rules.

The decision to tighten the entry regulations "was made for obvious reasons," said Bill Silvermintz, Barbados's vice president for marketing for the Americas.