Sentence examples for were tightened for from inspiring English sources

Although Singapore has one of the world's highest internet penetration rates at more than two-thirds of the population, the government allows greater freedom of expression than in traditional media, although the rules were tightened for the election campaign.

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

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

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

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.

The so-called 501(c)s the vehicles for most of this new money could be required to explain who they get their cash from, and disclosure laws should also be tightened for super-PACs, another campaigning outfit.

Sovereign debt aside, the approaching scramble for corporate financing could strain the broader economy as jobs are cut, consumer spending is scaled back and credit is tightened for both consumers and businesses.

Why is Commissioner Campbell persisting in efforts to open up this pristine reservoir for expanded public use when public access and security measures are being tightened for other reservoirs in the New York-New Jersey region?

In the province's predominantly Zulu region not far from the scene of the killings of A.N.C. workers on Friday, Mr. Mbeki told an A.N.C. rally on Saturday that security would be tightened for the vote on Wednesday.

This cannot be just another moment when the president declares that the United States is unbreakable, when American military forces strike back ineffectually and when airport security is tightened for a month or two.

Last July, air security was tightened for international flights into the United States after the government received intelligence that a Qaeda affiliate had taken "a fresh look" at implanting explosives in the bodies of terrorists and trying to detonate them on planes.