Sentence examples for tightening compared from inspiring English sources

Some polls have suggested that Mr. Hevesi's lead remains significant, although there seems to be some tightening compared with earlier polls that showed Mr. Hevesi with a 20-point lead.

"The overall political climate has certainly tightened up compared with previous years," Mr. Pu said.

But Wall Street's main focus remained on today's employment figures for June, which are expected to show that the job market tightened further compared with May and that average hourly wages rose at a faster pace.

The childcare debate in Britain focuses on the perceived need to improve early years curricula or to tighten regulation, but compared to other countries, Britain already has some of the toughest regulations.

At the same time the Sharks' defence has tightened up (16.8 conceded compared to 19.8).

The HTO group required three lateral releases, one medial tightening and four synovectomies compared to four synovectomies in the control group.

The general wave patterns and characteristics of loosened and stable screws and the effect of various tightening torques were analyzed by comparing the differences in wave patterns.

And an NRF survey revealed that 25% of retailers plan to tighten their return policy this year, compared with 5% that said they would loosen their policy.

As of December, according to the New York Times, states had passed 70 laws loosening gun restrictions since Newtown, compared with 39 laws tightening them.

The coalition plans to cut spending and raise taxes by £114bn by the end of the parliament, compared with the tightening of £74bn offered by Labour in its last budget.

For convenience, the new holder is designed to house three culture devices side by side and achieve compression seals with the tightening of just 12 screws (compared to the 30 previously required).