"With the recent tightening of water regulations by the state, we are further restricted and cannot pump enough water to handle the demand of a hotel."

The data ends in 2000, so more recent tightening in state gun laws - particularly in Virginia, where buyers are now limited to one gun a month - is not reflected.

A five-day surge in heating oil prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange ended yesterday as an industry report signaled that a recent tightening of supply was easing.

The good news: Despite the recent major tightening of the airline fare structure there are still a limited number of low fares available for those who must travel on short notice.

This remains true despite a recent tightening of various rules, experts say.

In a recent tightening of the rules, Virginia decided to set stricter limits on young drivers who get tickets for moving violations.

But the foreigners also blame political infighting for a recent marked tightening in the bureacratic procedures required to gain permission to work as an archeologist in Egypt.

In a recent tightening of New York City regulations, the City Council passed a law that requires netting around open building shells to catch falling objects.

The FT reported on the recent tightening of controls in Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan, Brazil and Russia.

Fears of an increase in the discount rate proved unfounded, and the Fed's actions last week seemed to suggest that its most recent tightening was not as pronounced as many had thought.