Word: tightenings
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...fade into the background as much as possible. There are 7,600 Iraqi troops and 18,000 policemen in the capital alone, though a U.S. military official says at least 7,000 more police might be needed. The Allawi government is considering even more extreme measures to tighten security across the country as election day draws closer. The government has drawn up plans for a dusk-to-dawn curfew and a restriction on travel starting three days before the election, including a total ban on car traffic in major cities, which means voters will have to walk to polling stations...
...impressionable, but not to being hypercredulous simps. His first two tactics for system-beating, his Vague Generalities and Artful Equivocation, seem to presume the latter, and are only going to convince Crimson-reading graders (there are a few and we tell our friends) that the time has come to tighten the screws just a bit more...
...renin, an enzyme that increases water retention. Dialing back the renin also dials back the production of angiotensin, a protein that constricts blood vessels. Should the salt level fall too far, the body reverses the procedure, cranking up renin to hold on to water and releasing angiotensin to tighten vessels. There are a lot of things that can throw that system off, including kidney disease and tumors on the thyroid gland. In most cases, however, it's simply too little exercise, too much food and too much salt...
After Sept. 11, the U.S. government imposed new restrictions on travel to and from a number of countries in efforts to tighten security. Cuba is currently on the State Department’s list of countries that sponsor terrorism...
That sounds dishearteningly similar to the anthem heard throughout last season. On a team loaded with stars, it seemed Harvard’s M.O. was to get into unnecessarily close games and then tighten up when it came down to the nitty-gritty...