Sentence examples for which tighten from inspiring English sources

The pressure of your foot activates a set of motors that apply tension to the laces which tighten the trainer.

The dogs were leashed by "slip collars," also known as choke collars, which tighten when the dog pulls.

The central piece of this innovation is a value capture framework beyond municipal boundaries, which tighten the connection between transit funding and transit-oriented development.

Officials started a broad review earlier this year, and on July 15 they inaugurated new regulations, which tighten requirements on sponsor organizations to ensure that students are matched with jobs that are appropriate and safe.

There are special hand tools for people who are missing fingers or a hand, and even elastic shoelaces, like the kind Mr. Hoffmeister uses, which tighten as they are pulled and do not need to be tied.

Leukotrienes, which tighten air passages in the lungs and raise mucous production, are made in the body through a complex chemical process that involves an enzyme called 5-lipoxygenas e. Zileuton stops production of leukotrienes by interfering with this enzyme.

Last week they passed an opposition amendment which tightened the bill.

That disappointed the government, which tightened requirements for the latest round.

Germany, he noted, recently adopted a new copyright law, which tightens the rules against downloading music.

We have the Equality Act now, which tightens legislation on discrimination, so has there been progress?

The result was the signing of the Helms-Burton Act, which tightened the embargo.