With the capital markets in turmoil, terms have tightened substantially for movie deals.
The online betting sites also have Romney as the firm favorite, but by Monday morning they were showing the race tightening substantially.
Refining margins, the difference between what refiners pay for oil and what they are paid for the products they make from it, have tightened substantially in recent months.
HOUSTON — Oil prices rose modestly on Monday in response to the shutdown of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, indicating that traders believed the network would come back on line before supplies tightened substantially in the United States.
Meanwhile, long-standing divisions between member states have led some to deprioritise Unctad, says Kituyi, while others have chosen to "substantially tighten the purse".
After critical audits, the federal government said Wednesday that it would substantially tighten the certification process for products bearing the Energy Star label, its stamp of approval for an energy-efficient product.
He has worried that any effort to substantially tighten regulation could hamper the ability of American markets to compete with foreign rivals, though he has intervened in the mortgage crisis to try to persuade banks to offer concessions to some troubled borrowers As the full effect of the credit crisis becomes clearer, the political stakes are growing.
"Renewed financial turmoil in the euro area could substantially tighten financial conditions and weaken global demand," the IMF said.
For one thing, the Fed has tightened monetary policy substantially in the last year.
El Paso's actions significantly increased the price of natural gas flowing to California, he added, and "substantially tightened the supply of natural gas at the California border".
