Word: tighten
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...after San Jose State College's Spartan Daily ran a straightforward front-page news story on the founding of a campus chapter of the Gay Liberation Front, scandalized trustees of the state's 19-campus college system overrode protests by faculty and student leaders and voted to tighten censorship on all student newspapers...
...Harvard freshman hockey team must tighten its defense in order to defeat the unbeaten Boston University freshmen at 4 p. m. today at Watson Rink. Defensive lapses have been the Crimson's most noticeable drawback in its first two games this season...
Harvard Trust will have a tougher credit policy than did the Coop, but no tougher than the Coop planned for itself this fall. Because of the high cost of money the Coop was planning to tighten credit and tack a 1.5 per cent interest charge on overdue bills...
...shucking his role as leader, accepting his troops as equals, granting extra privileges and even hinting that the next commander might be something of a martinet. Such crises can be averted, or at least ameliorated, if the departing officer is made aware of the problem and advised to tighten discipline and control before he leaves...
...dozen cities interviewed 50 large and small retailers-and many of their customers-about the rising rebellion against high prices. Smaller retailers have been complaining for months, while big department stores and chain stores continued to do quite well. Now that pattern may be changing as consumers tighten their purse strings...