1. She tightened her grip on his arm.

2. He tightened a few slack screws.

3. Her fingers tightened convulsively with every jolt she received.

4. He tightened up the rope a little.

5. Existing laws on obscenity are to be tightened.

6. Border police tightened controls on tourists.

7. The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke.

8. His mouth tightened into a thin line.

9. He tightened the bolt up slowly.

10. The nuts weren't properly tightened and the wheel came off.

10. try its best to gather and create good sentences.

11. Her face tightened with pain.

12. Rebels have tightened their grip on the city.

13. He tightened his hold on her.

14. The military has tightened its hold on the country.

15. Her arms tightened convulsively round the child.

16. Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude.

17. She tightened her belt an extra notch.

18. As he struggled, the ropes tightened even more.

19. The new headmaster tightened discipline in the school.

20. The rope tightened around his body.

21. Stefano's grip tightened and his tone became colder.

22. His mouth tightened into a thin, angry line.

23. The US government has tightened restrictions on firearms.

24. Laws on gambling have tightened up recently.

25. He tightened his grip on her arm.

26. They tightened the loopholes in those acts.

27. The government tightened up economic controls.

28. Her hand tightened like a vice around his arm.

29. Sarah tightened her grip on my arm.

30. This latest tragedy merely confirms my view that the law must be tightened.

1. She tightened her grip on his arm.

2. He tightened a few slack screws.

3. Her fingers tightened convulsively with every jolt she received.

4. He tightened up the rope a little.

5. Existing laws on obscenity are to be tightened.

6. Border police tightened controls on tourists.

7. The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke.

8. His mouth tightened into a thin line.

9. He tightened the bolt up slowly.

10. The nuts weren't properly tightened and the wheel came off.

10. try its best to gather and create good sentences.

11. This latest tragedy merely confirms my view that the law must be tightened.

12. His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again.

13. Her finger tightened on the trigger as she heard footsteps approaching.

31. His hand tightened painfully around her wrist.

32. She tightened the mainsail while holding the course .

33. The country has tightened its border controls.

34. The girl was tightened up inside.

35. Political censorship has been tightened under the new regime.

36. Sofia's throat had tightened and she couldn't speak.

37. Money tightened after the war.

38. Her chest tightened with fear.

39. Rebel forces have tightened their hold on the capital.

40. His mouth tightened into a thin hard line.

40. try its best to collect and create good sentences.

41. Robert tightened his grip on her shoulder.

42. John tightened his grip until she cried out.

43. His hold on her arm tightened.

44. Tony Blair last night tightened his grip on Labour mps with new powers to root out trouble-makers.

45. We have tightened up the defence and are winning matches as a result.

46. His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again.

47. Her finger tightened on the trigger as she heard footsteps approaching.

48. Take-off and landing procedures have been tightened after two jets narrowly escaped disaster.

49. The cables tightened and he was lifted gradually from the deck.

50. Security tightened in the capital in readiness for the president's arrival.

51. I'd put the new tyre on, but I hadn't tightened up the wheel.

52. Controls have gradually tightened.

53. As the regime's grip on the mainland tightened over the next few years, hundreds of thousands more people fled south.

54. The general opinion among police officers was that the law should be tightened.

55. The rules on claiming sickness benefit have been tightened up.

56. The law in this area has been tightened up considerably.

57. His arm tightened around her, but he didn't stir.

58. Kara tightened her hold on the bat.

59. Immediately his face tightened up and he strode away.

60. His finger tightened on the trigger.

61. Laura's normally full, warm lips tightened with annoyance.

62. Denis tightened his grip on his gun.

63. The U.S. tightened the economic noose around the dictatorship.

64. The Bashers tightened lips, hunched shoulders, and let fly.

65. Other less historic factors have tightened the bond.

66. His arms tightened around her in a bear hug.

67. Instantly her hands tightened their grip.

68. Ashley's fingers tightened involuntarily around the glass.

69. His body tightened, the muscles drawing in on themselves.

70. The grip tightened slightly,[http:///tightened.html] then relaxed again.

71. Oats tightened his grip on the axe.

72. His stomach tightened as he reached the doorway.

73. My arms tightened; my jaw tightened; my hands tightened.

74. Security was tightened up at the embassy after a number of important files went missing.

75. There were months of interrogations, torture and repression as the military tightened its grip on the country.

76. The effort exhausted him although he could not comfortably lie still and his temples tightened.

77. I smoothed out my necktie and tightened my loosened suspenders and patted down my red hair.

78. In recent years, most countries have tightened their standards of waste disposal.

79. A sheet metal punch is drawn through by being tightened with an Allen key.

80. The estate owners tightened their systems, with a view to greater productivity - new breeds, crops, implements and methods.

81. Having just undertaken a costly bail-out of the thrifts and tightened regulations, it might seem that this problem is behind us.

82. The consensus is that the Kiev government has tightened controls over the small arms trade in recent months.

83. She looked anxious and tightened her grip on her shoulder bag.

84. D'Arcy's grip tightened round her shoulders as he felt her hot tears against his skin.

85. Unthinking, she tightened her grip and felt him laugh under her hands.

86. His arm shook and he tightened his grip on the stock of the rifle to still it.

87. His lean pocked body tightened, turned brown, found a different shape.

88. Her hand tightened convulsively on the receiver, the earpiece jerked against her face.

89. Frustratingly his grip merely tightened, sending a tingling awareness surging through her.

90. As adults our abdomens get tightened up from stress, and we get used to taking very short, shallow breaths.

91. The government has tightened regulations for sponsorship of new immigrants.

92. At the same time many working people have had their belts tightened for them as factories closed and unions accepted cutbacks.

93. Far from relenting, his fingers tightened even more, nearly lifting Isabel from the ground.

94. His own tightened in anticipation, and he swore softly under his breath.

95. Her arm tightened around him, her other hand resting loosely on the shoulders of another singer.

96. Felipe was there alone and his face tightened as Mitch and Ana came in together.

97. But the king merely tightened his hold, as if all this energy had sweated drunkenness out of him.

98. More recently, increased air traffic, tightened procedures, and stricter operating limits have made it harder to achieve.

99. The 1980 Act also considerably tightened central controls upon capital expenditure.

100. On June 17 the authorities published the text of new regulations which tightened existing restrictions on demonstrations.

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101. After nearly losing the 1971 election to opposition leader Dae-Jung Kim, Park tightened his control even more, smothering all dissent.

102. The chair stopped, and the hands directing it tightened on the controls until the knuckles turned white.

103. We have greatly tightened the protection of pension fund members over recent years.

104. Instead, his arm tightened round her as he drew her towards him.

105. Threats of an armed rebellion caused tightened security measures across the country.

106. Theda's lips had tightened, but she had made no complaint.

107. We have also tightened up our management in other key areas of milk production.

108. Whitlock tried to explain but the policeman's grip tightened on the revolver and he repeated the order.

109. Within his government he maintained strict control over the formulation of policy, a control which tightened as the crisis wore on.

110. His chest had tightened with pain as he watched Carson jump down from the truck.

111. He was dressed in bright floppy trousers, tightened at the ankle with embroidery, and an embroidered vest laced with silver.

112. The boat moved forward with a jerking motion as the line to the police launch slacked and tightened in the swell.

113. I tightened my stomach, like the bullets might bounce off.

114. In reality, Wilson had tightened up reporting procedures so that fewer thefts escaped the record due to carelessness, corruption, etc.

115. Security has been tightened since the theft of a $150,000 oil painting.

116. With every nerve tingling she lowered her hand, barely feeling the comb bite into her palm as her grip tightened.

117. The beach community tightened law enforcement, signaling that college students weren't welcome during spring break.

118. Her body relaxed against him in sleep and his arms tightened, supporting her instinctively.

119. I tilted my head down and tightened the cord on the hood of my jacket.

120. The hold tightened as Saxon thegns and clergy gave way to Normans.

121. The suspended despair inside her splintered into a shuddering sob and Fernando tightened his hold on her.

122. Other hands tightened my blindfold until it hurt and started fitting a cloth over my mouth.

123. I tightened my hold on the child as we crossed the busy road.

124. Vincent felt his heartbeat quicken, and tightened his grip on Lily's hand.

125. At the same time as introducing the new income support scheme, the rules for eligibility to housing benefit have been tightened.

126. Planning laws had been tightened to restrict building in high-risk areas.

127. The band have tightened up their live set and feel they are playing their best music ever.

128. Her fingers tightened on the banister rail, as she paused in her descent.

129. Security has tightened since the bombing, but the royal family has tried to mend fences.

130. He conceded, however, that the company tightened a nut in the fuse box on Saab models after 1992.

131. We recommend immediate large-scale immunisation of the urban population, as well as tightened surveillance and appropriate vector control.

132. He tightened his grip on the sub-machine-gun, waited for the helicopter to slow and swing towards him.

133. Cranston tightened his lips, blinking his eyes furiously as he always did when the tears threatened to return.

134. As the fingers tightened he resigned himself to the worst.

135. As the medical establishment tightened its monopoly on diagnosis and prescription, it also expanded the area under its control.

136. There was a sickening lurch as my chute opened and my harness tightened round me so that I could hardly breathe.

137. The vortex had tightened into a spiral that was winding tighter and tighter.

138. As soon as we heard the engine his grip tightened.

139. Administrative procedures must be tightened up, and effective publicity should emphasise prompt and vigorous action in the courts.

140. A nylon webbing strap is wrapped around the frame and is then tightened using a ratchet action of the clamp head.

141. True, the men at City Hall admit, belts have had to be tightened since a recessionary squeeze in 1991.

142. The screw hasn't been tightened.

143. Our army tightened the ring of encirclement.

144. All the bolts were fully tightened.

145. Recheck clearance on all valves again after locknut is tightened.

146. Thus the corset was never loosened or removed, but tightened more and more.

147. He clinched his hands. He knitted his brows and tightened his lips.

148. The European Union Tuesday tightened against Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe.

149. Lao Yang thought as he subconsciously tightened his grasp on the rifle.

150. Her lips tightened. The feeling of mutual antagonism was increased.

151. Stainless steel bolts and nuts shall be tightened on manhole covers.

152. Her jaw line tightened to squareness and her eyes went emerald.

153. To counteract these problems, Beijing ordered central planning and control tightened again.

154. If sound seeds result , precautions against contamination must be tightened.

155. In the meantime, the NPC has tightened inspection of and supervision over law enforcement.