Sentence examples for were being tightened from inspiring English sources

Bolts were being tightened.

He said the country's borders were being tightened and vowed that France would show "real force and military action in Syria and Iraq".

At the time, laws in the Bahamas were being tightened a little, following a feeble global crackdown, and she moved sideways in the bank to work as a compliance officer.

The phrase "bonuses are back" echoed around the Square Mile even as, in the real world, dole queues were lengthening and the belts of non-bankers were being tightened.

"Borders are the worst invention ever made by politicians," Jean-Claude Juncker, European commission president, and Luxemburger, declared in August, just as checks were being tightened across the continent.

He said a review of scrutiny arrangements was underway and performance reporting mechanisms were being tightened up.

The criteria are being tightened.

Environmental standards, too, are being tightened.

The public purse is being tightened.

Her open policy is being tightened incrementally.

"Everything is being tightened up," he said.