Sentence examples for tighter fist from inspiring English sources

Well, does the term hogwash mean anything to you? Prime Minister Ehud Barak's courageous decision to unilaterally withdraw Israeli forces from Lebanon has, for the first time in 22 years, restored a clear-cut border between Lebanon and Israel, and that will only leave Israel with a tighter fist and a more unified public, ready to protect what is really important.

The tight fist is reserved for homeowners.

I opened my tight fist to drop the little tablet on the table — nothing.

She takes the mike into a tight fist and belts out a tune.

Yet while spending money with one hand, Mr. Eyler was keeping a tight fist with the other.

In the movie, to convey the menace of the place, he clamped that open hand into a tight fist.

In particular, Nobuko Koizumi is known to keep a tight fist on Mr. Koizumi's political funds.

MINTIMER SHAIMIEV has ruled Tatarstan, a large Muslim republic in the heart of Russia, for two decades with a soft voice and a tight fist.

But some Greek officials have suggested tapping the remainder to keep the government running past June, should the troika continue to wield a tight fist.

And if you look at it, blurred or from a distance, you can see it that it's like a closed hand (thumb on the left): not a tight fist, a softly closed hand.

But without hesitation, many Sudanese attribute the modernity, prosperity and change unfolding around them to the hard work of one man: Mr. Bashir, who has governed with a tight fist since 1989.