Since then, the government has tightened its rules for oil payments.

That is 100,000 fewer than three years ago, when the Government tightened the rules.

The question comes up often as the government tightens its belt.

The government tightened the money supply in 1988, leaving much of the economy without loans.

"And if the government tighten the screws any more, I will go."

In recent years, the Chinese government has tightened the security and increased the number of police outside the consulate.

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

Instead of paying for more fire trucks, the government could tighten safety regulations.

The report recommended that "the government tighten monitoring of future mining activities."

The government has tightened its grip on the media, and all content is heavily censored.