Word: tightens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that the economy's speedy growth is, paradoxically, one of its biggest problems. The aging recovery has a reduced tolerance for rapid expansion because it is straining against shortages of workers and factory capacity. Many economists fear those limitations could impose renewed inflationary pressures, forcing the Federal Reserve to tighten the money supply even more than it already has. By hitting the brakes too hard, the central bank could inadvertently stall the economy...
...provincial parliaments. But the plight of the largely Christian and animist tribesmen in the south has worsened dramatically since January, when the S.P.L.A. launched an offensive, capturing the strategic crossroads town of Kapoeta and about a dozen smaller towns. In the months since, the S.P.L.A. has managed to tighten a stranglehold on all the southern government-held garrisons...
...leaky tank in the ground system caused a further delay Friday. NASA temporarily halted fueling and sent out a special team to tighten a fitting on an oxygen tank...
Since then, the body has denounced a Board ofOverseers plan to tighten its electionrequirements and created a special committee tostep up council pressure on the University todivest from South Africa-related companies...
...ahead, 4-1, and there's a tendency to slack off," Harvard Coach Bill Cleary said. "You've got to be ready mentally in the game. We have to tighten...