Word: tightenings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...spectacular allegations put Iguchi in the company of a rogues' gallery of high rollers accused of vast secret transactions that have rocked their firms in the 1990s, spurring some companies to tighten oversight of trading desks. Iguchi's closest kin in scandal is Nicholas Leeson, the Singapore-based derivatives trader who racked up $1.4 billion in hidden losses that broke Britain's Barings Bank when they came to light last February. Like Leeson, Iguchi was simultaneously in charge of making trades and recording them in his firm's back office--a combination that enabled him to conceal the true nature...
Whenever it appeared that Harvard was assuming control of the contest, however, MIT would tighten things up again...
...most positive point of the tournament came against the No. 9 team in the country, UC Santa Barbara. After falling behind 6-1 in the first quarter, the team battled back to tighten the score at 8-6. It wasn't until the fourth quarter when the experience of the nationally-ranked team showed through, as UC Santa Barbara outscored Harvard 12-5 in the final stretch...
Things sour when Cristal tries to tighten her grip on her grip on her protege. So when the aging Goddess "accidentally" breaks her leg falling down the stairs, everyone knows where the blame lies. Nomi rises to stardom, or her idea of it anyway, even snatching away Cristal's flaky boyfriend in the process...
...theater," lamented William Webster, former head of the fbi and a member of the White House security review committee that recommended closing Pennsylvania Avenue as well as a dozen other measures to tighten protection. Angry people seeking notoriety of all degrees find the stage they want at the White House. For years peaceful protesters have sometimes camped across from the White House, but the rising stridency of the disaffected and the real terrorism in the U.S. have changed the environment...