tighten
Example Sentences
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Even limited threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz can lift prices by raising tanker insurance costs and slowing deliveries, effectively tightening supply without removing production.
From Barron's
Even limited threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz can lift prices by raising tanker insurance costs and slowing deliveries, effectively tightening supply without removing production.
From Barron's
Policymakers are likely to favor a gradual appreciation of the ringgit to tighten monetary conditions.
A weaker dollar, strong copper prices and tightening aluminum supply keep RHB bullish on the company.
Concerns about debt sustainability have eased since November’s autumn budget, which included a series of fiscal tightening measures, allowing gilts and sterling to recover.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
