Sentence examples for tightened existing from inspiring English sources

Several Midwestern states also passed laws, or tightened existing laws, limiting foreigners' rights to own farmland.

The regulation tightened existing standards; it was not the first federal effort to control emissions from most diesel engines.

The resolution tightened existing sanctions and condemned North Korea's Dec. 12 rocket launching as a violation of earlier resolutions banning the country from conducting any tests involving ballistic missile technology.

Tightening existing laws would be a start.

This will allow them to tighten existing standards.

The Bush administration's decision to tighten existing restrictions on travel, remittances, relief packages and family visits to Cuba is appalling.

Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's center-right government wants to tighten existing laws and make them more in line with European Union rules.

The United States led international efforts to tighten existing sanctions, and impose new ones, after the North's nuclear test on May 25.

Lawyers contend that rather than tightening existing antiabortion legislation, the state amendments are aimed at preventing future state governments from possibly following Mexico City's lead and legalizing abortion.

The swiftness of the opposition to Senator Byrd's efforts shows how hard it will be for him to tighten existing rules -- even as he vows to press on.

It calls for tightening existing sanctions, including expanding a travel ban on North Korean officials and broadening the means for United Nations member nations to intercept and confiscate cargo headed for the North.