"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 • ...
(2) grip, hold, screw, grasp
Kolokacji: 4
(3) belt, arm, noose
Kolokacji: 3
(6) finger, hand, fist
Kolokacji: 3
(7) requirement, enforcement
Kolokacji: 2
2. tighten enforcement = dociśnij wprowadzanie w życie tighten enforcement
  • And the league instructed referees to tighten enforcement of forearm checking by perimeter defenders.
  • What's more, oil companies seeking to escape tight environmental restrictions will discover that Latin American countries are tightening traditionally lax enforcement of environmental laws.
  • Dr. Kessler, a 39-year-old physician and lawyer who became commissioner last November, promises to speed the approval process even as he tightens enforcement.
  • Watching the Tree The department will tighten enforcement even further on nine "Gridlock Awareness Days."
  • The fines came as the department continued its effort to tighten enforcement of a 1989 law intended to protect patients from sleep-deprived doctors.
  • It could use the Navy and Coast Guard to tighten enforcement.
  • The delegates neared agreement on important new inspection and other measures to tighten enforcement.
  • The plan is also likely to tighten regulation and enforcement in several areas, including consumer protection and banks' exposure to interest rate risk.
  • As a result of Concetta's death,the chapter will soon begin a letter-writing campaign urging public officials to tighten enforcement against repeat offenders.
  • The Bush administration is also trying to tighten enforcement of the National School Lunch Program.
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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