His hands remained tightly fixed about the hilt momentarily, then released.

He had to make sure all the threads in the tapestry remained tightly knotted.

The female flowers remain tightly furled above their swollen stems.

His right fist remained tightly balled around the chunk of metal.

The crown, however, still remained tightly clenched in that twisted left hand.

His people in diaspora remain tightly joined by language, culture, memory, family, economy and politics.

All he could do at the moment was remain tightly barricaded within his host, taking no part in the courtroom activities.

When that arm would not obey him, although its fingers remained tightly clasped about his sword.

Finally, the pope's moral leadership in this area remains tightly tied to the exercise of Vatican diplomacy.

But the leader board is likely to remain tightly bunched, particularly if the conditions remain difficult.