Word: tightenings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...trade embargo on the Yugoslav republic of Serbia, intent on choking off the supply of oil to Milosevic's military. The European Union's ban on oil shipments to Yugoslavia went into effect on Saturday. Said White House spokesman David Leavy: "The United States will continue to tighten the screws until our objectives are met." As for Belgrade's decision on the prisoners, Leavy said, "This does not affect the air campaign" and should do nothing to change the world's opinion of Milosevic, who, according to reports last week from refugees, has only increased the level of brutality...
Richardson, who said he has testified before almost 10 congressional committees on this subject, said the department of energy has been working overtime to tighten security at its labs...
...examination of the scoreboard would have proven that the Crimson failed to play well during the first third of its match against Cal Baptist. Harvard was able to tighten up its play in the second game in a close 16-14 victory for Cal Baptist, but the Crimson again lost its luster in the third and final game...
...Milosevic's early goals when he came to power was to tighten his control over Kosovo. In 1989 he revoked the province's self-government--something it had enjoyed since 1974--and instead demanded local Albanians follow orders from Belgrade. Every year the noose got tighter, and by last year Kosovo was home to a nascent guerrilla movement. Occupying Serbs had become targets. On Feb. 28, 1998, an Albanian hit squad killed two Serbian policemen working in Kosovo. Milosevic, in a typical response, unleashed his security police and paramilitary units in a brutal reprisal that left 300 dead...
...going to have to tighten up defensively as well as attack them offensively," Mleczko said...