The sales primarily benefited Russia's state energy companies as the government tightened its control over natural resources.

Moon's hands tightened over her knees as she watched them together.

For a moment, his hand tightened over hers and then he moved away quickly.

She sat motionless, with her hand tightening over the edge of the table, and he, too, said no more.

Certainly he wasn't the one who commanded his fingers to tighten over hers.

His fingers tightened over hers, remarkably strong for so old a man's.

"But that doesn't mean we should tighten control over family planning."

His hands tightened over the brass rail at the end of the bed.

But there is only so much money available for tax cuts and the Republicans tightened the requirements over the past few weeks.

"The rules have been very strict and tightening over the last five years," she said.