Sentence examples for tighten state from inspiring English sources

Gov. George E. Pataki proposed legislation yesterday to tighten state laws on assisted-living residences for the elderly.

Farmers saw the case as an attempt to tighten state control over Adirondack Park and farms in the region.

After a surge of smog in 2013, the government intensified efforts to consolidate power plants, close small polluters, and tighten state control.

His victory owes much to his decision to tighten state control over oil and gas, which has bumped up government revenues, allowing him to launch new anti-poverty programmes.

Dealers have already used their political muscle over the last 12 months to persuade lawmakers in nine states to tighten state franchise laws, making it virtually impossible for manufacturers to sell cars except through franchised dealers.

Now, some officials hope to push through measures to tighten state control of the economy, rolling back some of the modest economic liberalization and support for private business that President Bashar al-Assad introduced early on, in a departure from his party's socialist roots.

For instance, legislators tightened state oversight of school finances after administrators in Roslyn embezzled money.

Another tightens state control over food production and distribution, threatening those accused of hoarding with up to ten years in jail.

But in recent years, tightened state budgets, plummeting crime rates, changes in sentencing laws and shifts in public opinion have combined to reverse the trend.

The tightened state program has accepted only 16 new cases of black lung since 1996, in contrast to hundreds of cases annually before that.

Because the girl was ashamed to tell her mother, her pregnancy was discovered at four months — too late, under a recently tightened state law, to give her the option of an abortion.