Word: tighteners
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...this occasion, Her Majesty was also something of a power behind the throne. As nominal leader of the Commonwealth, a loose association of 48 former British colonies, she was working quietly "behind the scenes," as one aide put it, to tighten the ties that still bind those nations. She held private talks with each of the 36 heads of government who had assembled in New Delhi for the Commonwealth's seventh biennial meeting...
...wrongdoing, in both cases the University, like most other colleges, has been guilty of a "systematic abuse" of loosely-worded regulations and hazy guidelines. Within both the House Ways and Means Committee and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), officials have moved in recent years to tighten rules and close loopholes--moves that have affected Harvard's purse strings...
...took Brown 40 seconds to strike back. Marinello got a beautiful feed from Ellen Bopp and punched the ball into an open net. "The third goal was the killer. Harvard Coach Bob Scalise said after the game. "We didn't tighten up defensively. We were letting them pass...
Vestiges of pluralism remain, but the Sandinistas steadily tighten their grip...
...committee also announced plans to ask the NCAA convention to tighten the existing rule stating that a student-athlete must be making satisfactory progress towards a degree. The proposal would make college presidents directly responsible for the satisfactory progress of their athletes and call for random NCAA spot checks