After a brief moment of hesitation, a moment when his face pinched tight and his bowels considerably loosened, McEwen went after them.

But those controls could loosen considerably when there is no clear party identification - in effect, turning such spending into soft-money expenditures that are not easily restricted.

It is important to have the roof membrane fixed, as a lot of fixtures (i.e., air conditioner vents, plumbing and other pipes, etc.) can considerably loosen it.

Her brother Laurence was killed by a bomb during the evacuation from Dunkirk, after which, according to Elizaveta Fen, "her grip on life, which had never been very firm, loosened considerably."

Recent episodes have let Teddy loosen up considerably, in relation to both his aides and, as his neglected wife asks for a separation, his family.

The Republican "lock" that put Ronald Reagan and George Bush in office with an almost guaranteed base of Sun Belt, Western and Southern votes looks, at the moment, considerably loosened, based on polls and interviews with political professionals in both parties.

G.M., the industry giant, has watched its hold loosen considerably.

He has, however, considerably loosened what held it together, and stretched its ligaments unmercifully... the correspondence of part to whole has been considerably altered by Schubert, and explains why his large movements often seem so long, since they are being produced with forms originally intended for shorter pieces.

The choral and orchestral work showed good preparation by the conductor, Steven Mercurio, though ensemble loosened considerably as the evening wore on.