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"tighten" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tighten verbo

tighten + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 30
tighten controls • tighten one's grip • tighten one's belts • tighten security • tighten one's hold • tighten policy • tighten one's arms • ...
frequent collocations
Kolokacji: 15
1. tighten controls = zaostrz kontrole tighten controls
tighten control, tighten one's control
2. tighten one's grip = dociskać czyjś chwyt tighten one's grip
3. tighten one's belts = dociskać czyjś paski tighten one's belts
tighten one's belt, tighten belts
4. tighten one's hold = dociskać czyjś uścisk tighten one's hold
5. tighten security = obostrzyć środki bezpieczeństwa tighten security
6. tighten policy = obostrz politykę tighten policy
7. tighten one's arms = dociskać czyjś ramiona tighten one's arms
tighten one's arm
8. tighten one's lips = dociskać czyjś wargi tighten one's lips
9. tighten one's muscles = dociskać czyjś mięśnie tighten one's muscles
tighten muscles
10. tighten credit = ogranicz kredyt tighten credit
11. tighten one's fingers = dociskać czyjś palce tighten one's fingers
tighten one's finger
12. tighten restrictions = zaostrz ograniczenia tighten restrictions
13. tighten standards = ogranicz standardy tighten standards
14. tighten one's hand = dociskać czyjś ręka tighten one's hand
tighten one's hands
15. tighten regulations = obostrz rozporządzenia tighten regulations
tighten regulation
  • The press is calling for the government to tighten regulation of foreign companies investing in new projects.
  • In response to foreign concerns the government has promised to tighten regulation of its offshore financial centre.
  • Tennessee is one of many states tightening regulations on the relationship between lawmakers, lobbyists and special interests.
  • Californians who support medical uses of marijuana see the danger and are already moving to tighten regulations.
  • The legislation will tighten regulation of insurance companies and is expected to extend medical coverage to more than 30 million uninsured Americans.
  • Despite perfunctory attempts by the city to tighten regulations, few substantive changes actually appear on the books.
  • Environmental groups have tried for years to tighten regulations, but the pest control industry has effectively blocked most proposals.
  • The board believes the best course for now is to tighten American regulations over cruise ships flying foreign flags.
  • The government says the decree just tightens current regulations.
  • We must therefore do the hardest thing of all, which is to attain high international standards, not only tighten regulations within European borders.
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 7
verbo + tighten
Kolokacji: 4
try tightening • begin tightening • keep tightening • finish tightening
tighten + preposición
Kolokacji: 25
tighten up • tighten around • tighten on • tighten into • tighten with • ...
tighten + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 31
tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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