Word: tighter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ferocious intensity of the raids stunned even the 11,000 airmen at Andersen and the 90,000 Guamanians for whom the sight of B-52s and bomb-laden trucks has been routine since 1965. Base security measures were tighter than ever: information officers would not comment on operational matters; pilots and crewmen were ordered not to talk to outsiders. Such strictness was understandable-but almost certainly the North Vietnamese knew far in advance that the raiders were on their way. One of the permanent features of life in Guam is a radar-studded Soviet trawler that works just...
...crusaders were unable to penetrate the tenacious Crimson defense. Junior guard Kenny Wolfe, completely handcuffed Gaskins, playing him tighter than Bubba Smith in stretch pants. None of the rest of the Crusaders could pick up the slack and they looked like a traveling circus with the humerous broken plays and bad passes they were pulling...
EVEN as the U.S.S.R. reaches westward to conclude agreements on commerce and cooperation with the U.S. and Europe, the Kremlin has seemed increasingly anxious to prevent détente from penetrating Soviet borders. Since Richard Nixon's visit to Moscow last May, the screws have been clamped ever tighter on expressions of dissent in Russia. Now some Western observers think that the Soviets are poised on the brink of the most massive crackdown since Stalin's death...
...games against Springfield and Boston University. Even if the team rolls up big scores, it will not be indicative that they have developed a disciplined style of play. In order to be a contender in this year's Ivy League race, Harrison must get the squad to play tighter defense and better patterned basketball...
...even from the perspective of the disgruntled citizen, the value of Who Runs Congress is questionable. The suggestions which emerge from the morass of data are scarcely novel; many are either unworkable or inefficient. To combat "organized special interests," the authors recommend tighter lobby disclosure laws as well as more ad hoc coverage, such as television documentaries, press coverage and citizen investigations. While informative, these methods of surveillance won't prevent influence-peddling either through front doors or under restaurant tables. For breaking the executive monopoly on information, a problem reiterated throughout the report, Green, Fallows and Zwick offer...