Tighten
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If they succeeded at all, high interest rates would have induced them to
tighten
their belts, and their current-account deficits, which in the case of Greece and Portugal exceeded 10% of GDP, would have diminished.
More example sentences with word tighten
Citizens will be empowered to take action; governments will
tighten
the regulations.
As the blood vessels
tighten
to minimize the bleeding, in a process known as vasoconstriction, both threats are averted by forming a blood clot.
You plant your feet,
tighten
your belly, and tense your back, generating enough force to yank it open.
In extreme cases, some people have surgery to
tighten
the LES to minimize their distress.
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