tight control

He and his government held a tight control over the country.

But tight control of costs and services can work the other way, too.

"And being able to have tight control over that process is very important to the Governor."

Somewhere in the back of her mind she knew he held himself under tight control.

People should just be willing to put up with tighter control.

The lady in the main hall kept herself under tight control.

His eyes flashed fire, but he kept himself under tight control.

"I know that," she said, her voice short and under tight control.

But I do believe they need to be subject to tighter controls.

This is precision work, done with tight control at every step of the process.

Our policy will be to maintain tight control of the world's economic markets.

But when he spoke the anger she had expected was under tight control.

The man always held a tight control and she wanted to break, or at least bend, it a little.

They do that to keep tight control of the jobs."

The local police here have maintained tight control of the sites.

But the Court these days exercises much tighter control over its time and energy.

If Bean was to win, he needed to take tighter control.

The rest of the time they must keep it under their tight control."

"Why can't they keep their nuclear weapons under tighter control?"

Anger was rising within me, and I had to keep a tight control.

The need for tighter control of credit was seen as vital.

However, tight control was kept on production by the higher classes and government authorities.

There is a certain irony in the Governor's tight control of the party.

The arrangement gives the Government tighter control over how the money is used.

"And in such a ease we must hold tight control of the visitors."