Sentence examples for tightened for from inspiring English sources

The ropes would be tightened for support -- thus "sleep tight".

The supply of properties for sale has tightened for several reasons, brokers say.

Security was tightened for the American team in Aden after they received a bomb threat.

The blast came as security was being tightened for India's Independence Day celebrations on Friday.

But conditions across the auto industry have taken a dramatic turn for the worse since September when credit suddenly tightened for both car shoppers and dealers.

And to show how much the rules of engagement have been tightened for officers, the toll in the early 70's averaged 63 a year.

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"Belt tightening" for people who cannot afford belts became the order of the day.

"The financial markets are not doing a lot of tightening for the Fed," Mr. Dudley said.

Emerging markets have been tightening for months China's central bank raised interest rates again on April 5th.

"They basically made clear they are not tightening for a long time," said William C. Dudley, chief United States economist at Goldman , Sachs