Sentence examples for tightening instead from inspiring English sources

But the rich world's central banks are not conducting synchronised tightening; instead their monetary stances are diverging.

I was tightening up and instead of concentrating on each individual shot, I was thinking about my overall timing.' Norman came in trailing by five shots.

The Clinton Administration, which had wanted to lower tensions, found itself instead tightening America's trade embargo, which Mr. Castro uses as an excuse for his excesses.

Back in 1992, while Cosa Nostra in Sicily was openly challenging the state by killing the two judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, the 'Ndrangheta pulled out from its campaign of violence and focused on business instead, tightening its cozy links with the legal system.

Gradual tightening the girth instead of tightening it all the way at once can help girthy horses).

Instead of tightening restrictions further, prison officials loosened them.

Instead of tightening his face in concentration, he let everything go soft — eyes unfocused, mouth slack.

Gustad's life, which should be a tightening tangle of complication, instead feels like one thing after another.

Instead of tightening belts, the state increased spending this year by six percent; the city budget grew three percent.

Instead of tightening monetary policy to defend the currency, governments have to tighten fiscal policy to try to keep the lid on their borrowing costs.

One absurd argument some gun extremists are already making is that, instead of tightening gun laws, we should go in the other direction, and start packing heat.