tighten control

Management wants to leave things pretty much as they are, and maybe to tighten its control in a few areas.

"But that doesn't mean we should tighten control over family planning."

She seemed to be pressing for a mind contact, and he tightened his control.

They might have revised a war plan but more to tighten domestic control.

Officials said they were looking for ways to tighten fiscal controls.

Armed with this excuse to tighten control, he took every opportunity to do so.

The Kremlin has also tightened its control over other industries.

He urged the government to tighten controls on the prison population here.

About 50 proposed to tighten controls over access, and more than half of them were signed into law.

It is extremely alarming that the army has tightened its control over civil society.