Sentence examples for which has tightened from inspiring English sources

Brussels and Washington need to untie this knot, which has tightened with every passing year since Macedonia's independence in 1991.

And it has criticized elements of mayoral control of schools, which has tightened the city's control over thousands of the union's members.

Several readers responded to an item on these pages last week, wanting to know more about the new policy of the Transportation Security Administration, which has tightened penalties for those caught at airport security screening stations with prohibited items -- or an offensive attitude.

Mr. Paulson did say that the administration and Congress might want to look at the housing sector, especially the causes of the collapse in the subprime mortgage market, which has tightened lending across the board and rocked stock markets around the globe.

Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee said Stumpf had harmed the entire banking industry and made it more difficult to argue for an easing of financial regulation, which has tightened since the financial crisis.

And the principal economic tools at its disposal are sanctions, which have tightened incrementally since last March.

Small firms are more likely to have to rely on banks, which have tightened their lending standards.

It joins the United States and the European Union -- which have tightened punitive sanctions -- in taking economic steps against the military junta.

Hoggart had recently sat on the Pilkington Committee on the future of broadcasting, which had tightened regulation of commercial TV and paved the way for BBC2 and colour.

Anecdotal evidence from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, suggests that many of those now fleeing Syria are increasingly aware of the situation in Lebanon and Jordan – both of which have tightened up entry restrictions – and so are attempting to head to Europe instead.

It's been 12 years since the horrifying tragedy that occurred on September 11 , 2001 and Americans are just now learning the extent to which our government has tightened its grip on our privacy and communications.