Word: tightenings
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...accompanied Davis through a security checkpoint (council members and their guests routinely bypass metal detectors). After he pumped several bullets into Davis, Askew was in turn shot dead by a police officer. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was only a few doors away, vowed to tighten City Hall security...
...refer to more than 200 years of opinions to support their preconceptions is the only argumentative advantage the Justices have over beer-drinking middle Americans who likewise don't change their mind easily. The Rehnquist court makes me yearn for an activist government willing to amend and tighten the Constitution, more clearly spelling out the right to privacy and other crucial issues. TIMOTHY LEE DAVIS Columbus, Ohio...
...Nevertheless, ports around the globe are under U.S. pressure to tighten lax export controls that allow North Korea to source much of the high-tech machinery and parts it needs to build conventional arms?as well as weapons of mass destruction. Following revelations this year that some Japanese-based companies had exported items to the North that could have been used to build atom bombs, Japan has attempted to curtail some of its trade with the regime. On May 8, for example, Tokyo police raided a trading company called Meishin, which is run by members of Japan's North Korean...
...move is part of a drive supported by a number of presidents—including University President Lawrence H. Summers—to tighten academic standards...
...first two years in office, Summers has sought to tighten his managerial grip on the University’s different schools, particularly the College...