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How to use tight in a sentence

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Experts said that a tight work schedule was the main reason causing the decrease in reading.
A woman stood there dressed in a pale blouse and khaki pants, gray hair rolled into a tight bun upon her head.
I'm warm in my striped winceyette pyjamas and soft cotton bedding, my bedspread pulled up tight around my ears.
The evil ones quickly pulled it tight and then attached a large bag on a winch to the ropes and then pulled the bag over the castle wall.
The girl to our right, in complementary pinks and peach colors, lifts her face as she loosens the tight black collar around her neck.
I was unable to loosen the tight wire, it was probably a pliant clothing hanger.
Dr Arnmon addressed ambulatory surgery for patients with diabetes, saying that a tight schedule is never a reason to perform a procedure.
A group of Lancastrians thought we were too tight to put a shilling in the meter!
Composure slowly seeped back into the aggressive man, enabling him to gently release his captive from his tight and trembling grasps.
A Democrat won a tight victory for lieutenant governor while a Republican won a landslide triumph in the attorney general's race.
These tight restrictions on allowable moves, players say, make checkers in many respects more difficult than chess.
One should cushion the fall, cradle the head, remove glasses, and loosen tight clothes.
Heavy, tight weave fabrics will burn more slowly than loose weave, light fabrics of the same material.
Of course, technical guitar work and a tight rhythm section don't alone outweigh Tim's caterwauling.
He was dressed in a tight white T-shirt that flaunted his abs, and his muscular arms.
He was wearing a tight black shirt that showed off his nice abs and muscles.
Make sure jars have tight lids and are kept away from sunlight and heating vents.
The ventral slit is a vent on the obverse side which is neater, transforming the jumper from a tight crew-neck to a comfier V-neck.
Nevertheless, abbreviation pays off in having everything fit into a tight volume.
With abdominals tight and shoulder blades pulled back and down, bend knees and hinge forward without losing neutral back alignment.
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The tight labor market meant that workers in all wage groups earned more money.
Annabel James deserved credit for a tight bowling display, ably backing up the more experienced Hughes and Jones.
The hip hop female look asks for low waist trendy jeans or skirts to bring attention to the hips and for tight tops to accentuate the chest.
It was a tight dress that reached my ankles, it had slits up the side that reached just above my knee and the top of it was cut in a v neck.
As you can see above, the space is a bit tight where the clip connects to the socket.
After rummaging through his drawer for several minutes he pulled out a pair of tight fitting jeans and long sleeved dark blue shirt.
The majority of missions will be timed, but this won't be a really tight limit by any means.
Driven by gears rather then a belt, it also has a telescopic wand to reach tight corners, no bag and washable filters.
It is driven by gears rather than a belt, and also comes with a telescopic extendable wand which means it can get into tight corners and edges.
I think I am going to go heavy on running backs and receivers and leave the tight ends and quarterbacks for down the line.
They were tight wins and there is little doubt the sea of red and black in the outer helped make the difference.
She was dressed in a red gown, with a tight bodice that accented her womanly features.
It had to be compact enough to fit in the tight shelf space reserved for impulse buys at the supermarket.
When using the combat roll, your downward energy is compacted and the tight roll causes a slight flowing impact.
Rather than struggle to unscrew tight metal lids on jam pots and their ilk, I use a small paring knife.
The cross country race features a tight and twisty, yet relatively flat course in the urban wastelands just south of Seatac Airport.
This is to facilitate companies who are working to tight deadlines with their end of year financial accounts.
Patients now don't want a tight jawline and forehead, they would rather have a face that looks natural and has soft lines.
She had really been crying in her sleep, she guessed, since her eyes were very watery, and her cheeks felt tight from the dried salty tears.
He was wearing a black turtleneck and tight black jeans, making him look even thinner than he was.
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Think of a runner with tight calf muscles and a tight Achilles tendon running up a hill.
Keep really tight to the pole and, without making huge jerky movements, pull yourself as far up it as possible.
After a tight first set hewaxed in confidence and played better and better.
Her hard-set blue eyes were serious and cool, and she wore her reddish blonde hair in tight curls.
Perhaps she was a businesswoman now, who normally wore her shoulder-length hair in a tight bun.
The ropes are stretched tight around the corner posts, to allow for acrobatics from the actual ropes.
To minimize staining and wear and tear, Carmichael chooses cottons with a tight weave and a pattern.
Her wedding ring and plain gold earrings are her only jewellery, plus a few red beads and tight bangles on one wrist.
Brakes will need adjusting if the bike shop hasn't put the washers in for the adjusters, all you need is some lock tight and she's apples.
When walking through tight cover, the shooting hand can cup the trigger guard for extra safety.
Laminate floors, due to their durability and tight joins, are recommended by the experts.
Such preparation, they add, will be handier than ever in this spring's tight job market.
Sachio was strong, well-built man with fierce eyes and long hair tied back in a tight ponytail on top of his head.
She was especially well-endowed and on her tight T-shirt there was an image of the blessed Henrik.
The brute wore a white, sleeveless shirt tight against his large muscles and a ragged vest over it.
See, my throat was so tight it probably sounded like I was asking him to rumba around the room with me.
The new policies are meant to keep a tight rein on teachers rather than students.
The ombudsman must maintain tight contacts with the public administration as well.
Money was tight and we had to keep low, so we jumped a freight train to get back to New York.
Participants are being urged to get into the spirit by pulling on tight trousers or a spangly jumpsuit.
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This uniform is a lot better than those tight jumpsuits we wore back in the day.
As she pulled at the laces of the tight whalebone corset, she gave a little gasp.
I was tight to him and holding him, and to be fair to him he was just trying to shrug me off.
When it started to rain, we wormed into our bivy sacks, said good night, and pulled the drawstrings so tight that only our noses stuck out.
The one in the middle was tall and rangy and wore a shiny fake leather jacket and tight black jeans.
Either side of the wheelhouse, tight against the side of the ship, is the steering cable.
Nevertheless, many traders insist on using tight stops on highly leveraged positions.
The little girl fell silent, whimpering in pain from the tight grip he had on her hair.
Do you constantly whine like a pig stuck in a tight pram over minute issues?
One lady dressed in tight black leather and brandishing a whip, insisted on chasing Geoff and me around the dance floor.
I wouldn't be surprised if they walked around their office wearing tight leather and vinyl with whips and riding crops at their sides.
It will be a tense and tight affair with a single goal probably enough to seal a place in the semi final.
His knuckles were white from the tight grip he had had on his sheets and pillow.
I saw Chris's knuckles turn white from his tight grip on the steering wheel.
We'll have to fend off keas from our lunch during the day and secure our packs tight at night.
Drivers and railway staff work under intense stress to keep to the tight timetables.
The match, tight as it inevitably will be, could be decided by one stroke of genius.
Here the aged lanes striate, as if geologically, in tight rows of narrow Levantine houses.
The bodice appeared to be rather tight fitting, but the skirt was quite loose and flowing.
Pacing around the room, his broad shoulders tight with nervous energy, he is agitated.
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You end up with linebackers trying to cover a wideout that's playing tight end.
His head's still swimming so he holds on tight to her waist so he doesn't fall.
When he had to enter the lift the next day, he held on tight to his mother's hand.
Standing outside, his wife crossed herself as they passed and pulled her rebozo tight around her grey hair.
Without another thought Royce clambered out the window, keeping a tight hold on the makeshift rope.
He kept tight hold of her hand, then released it and put his arm about her waist.
I glared at him, but since he had a tight hold on my hand and I wasn't in the mood for a scene I followed him.
The kick drum and bass were tight and clear, and the top end was smooth and easy on my ears.
The academic buildings were windowless on the back and arranged into a tight quadrangle.
But he didn't panic and his third effort, from a very tight angle for a left-footed kicker, flew between the posts.
I turned to see Aya leaning in the corner, arms folded and dressed in loose shirt and tight shorts.
I scrunched the slip into a tight ball and took an air shot, the ball landing into a trashcan.
That position has him lining up in a variety of alignments, including tight end, wingback, and fullback.
Keeping a relatively tight formation in rough air was physically taxing, especially if you were flying wingman positions in a six-ship flight.
The EZ-Rocket performed another series of tight turns, steep climbs, and a wingover maneuver.
Departed tight end Shannon Sharpe led the Broncos in receptions in six of the past eight seasons.
A receptive female responds by swimming in a tight circle, exposing her abdomen and facilitating insemination.
The owner was in traditional Japanese dress-a red kimono with an obi and sandals, her black hair pulled back in a tight bun.
She wore a short black dress, her black walking heels, and a tight red cardigan with just the middle button done up over the dress.
He said nothing, but the tight set of his jaw made it quite clear that he did not approve of what he considered direct defiance of his wishes.
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If your trucks feel too tight or too loose grab your wrench and adjust them by turning the nut on the kingpin.
She'd climb on with a bit of a problem, her tight little shirt wouldn't allow her too much freedom and the narrow stilettos constricted her feet.
Now with flawless tight grain kip skin leather and the best Pro Patterns, these gloves are sure to be the new industry benchmark.
The tight skirt she was wearing was all bunched up at her waist and her high heels were trying to fall off her dangling feet.
The boilers were fired by oil, and the rectangular tanks can be found tight against either side of the hull.
Innocent blondes, corrupted by wolfish brunettes with mannish haircuts and tight, tight sweaters, stare wide-eyed at the reader.
Overall, ships handle fast and furious and the level of control is consistently tight and responsive.
There is no place to hide, nowhere to run, and many wish that they hadn't pushed the wonder boy in a tight corner.
Burrowed within deviant squalls of noise and aural wonkiness, No Hands is actually plying some supremely tight little pop tunes.
On tight holes, hit a lofted wood off the tee instead of the driver, or even a middle iron.
She wore tight black jeans ripped at the knees, a tight black shirt, and chunky black combat boots.
Gary Godsey, a redshirt freshman better suited to play tight end, stepped in and delivered a win over Purdue.
I washed my face and hands and braided my hair in a tight knot at the nape of my neck.
We bought our house knowing that it would be tight for the first four or five years.
The acceleration of productivity growth also resulted from a tight labor market, as firms made better use of their workforces.
Take several more sheets and crinkle them up, as tight or loose as you like, and scrunch them up next to each other on your work surface.
In this very tight job market, more and more employers are agreeing to reduced hour workweeks and more flexible work schedules.
The salient point here is that the retrenchment was plainly not forced by tight money or credit.
Precious seconds later, they were wrapped in a tight embrace, each unwilling to let the other go.
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth and the smoke encircled his head like a wreath.
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He was not gagged, which was a blessing, but the rope was tied tight and limited any movement to a caterpillar-like wriggle.
I wrung out a cold washrag, let it soak in the hot water as I brushed my hair, then braided it into a tight braid in the back of my head.
It was low, yet not revealing, and her sleeves were long and loose with tight cuffs at the wrists.
In addition, this option provides no secure return on investment in a tight labor market.
A nice, tight plot with solid acting and direction is still enough to make a film successful.
The dress was tight at the waist and the bodice was decorated with black lace from the waistline up to the low neckline.
His pant were tight enough that he could fit his knee-high, steel-toed, laced boots over them.
She also defended the cost, and insisted she kept a tight rein on spending.
She's very spontaneous and can be aggressive at times, though she's usually able to keep a tight rein on that.
She almost seemed artificial, especially with how she kept a tight rein on her emotions, remaining perfectly in control at all times.
Revenues had to be grown through adding costs and capital to businesses and then keeping a tight rein on costs while watching profits grow.
Analysts say the regime will keep a tight rein on dissidents and focus on securing social and political stability.
The filmmaker keeps a tight rein on her direction and storyline, and the film's strength lies in its view of war through the eyes of women.
But while the company controls advertising and chooses programmes, the state-run TV station keeps a tight rein on news programming.
When it came to a standstill, I was holding tight onto the table and looking at another passenger, who was looking down at me.
But overly tight players lose money too because their playing style prevents them from overcoming the antes and blind bets.
Once again, due to the tight labor market, a major challenge in 2000 will be in the area of staff retention, training and recruitment.
And they slowly, painfully, retaught themselves the importance of combined arms and the tight integration of suppressive fire with movement.
Following an incisive pass, the left-winger raced clear, committed the keeper, before drilling a left-footer into the corner from a tight angle.
She was wearing shredded short overalls, sneakers, ankle socks and a sleeveless spaghetti strap tight top, over a black top.
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Indeed, the tight articulation of the vertebrae throughout the vertebral column obscures details of accessory intervertebral articulations.
Thick leather straps went around ankles, and thighs, holding her legs tight to the stone, forcing them WIDE apart.
She wore baggy shirts and tight pants which only accentuated her round figure.
If you have an electric storage water heater in a tight space and want to convert it to gas, you can use an add-on burner for the electric tank.
He balls an intimidating fist as tight as he can, then releases it, like a lock in a canal.
The plant is succulent with leaves in tight rosettes more or less four centimetres or more across in diameter.
That and the daylighting serve to ameliorate the tight spaces of the upper lobby.
It includes a tight section of passage, masses of mud, a mini-wallows, and loadsa crawling.
An increasingly tight schedule meant that there was no room for quibbles about the job description.
For 25 minutes we were treated to a close, tight encounter with little or nothing to choose between the sides.
Around 6km of crenellated walls and arched gateways enclose a tight jumble of streets and cafe-lined squares.
Jen places her feet close together and, with her lower back tight and slightly arched, bends at the knees and hips.
The aramid fibers in the bead will stretch a little, typically enough to make a tight tire go on much more easily by hand afterwards.
We can't ask for rocket science, but comedy is always better wound up and tight versus aimless.
My left foot became wedged within the glass itself and it felt as if a tight fitting shackle were restraining me.
At the start of camp, Conway felt he had to practice even though he had a tight hamstring in order to justify his signing to team management.
She wears skin tight leathers and performs gymnastic twirls, capable of an Olympic gold.
Linkable rubber gym mats are laser cut to ensure a tight fit yet are still easy to install.
He's one of the league's quickest linebackers and can cover tight ends and running backs.
The signs were already there, however, that Hawick's pack might hold the key to this victory, because they were dominant in the tight situations.
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The ripples of his muscles could show through the tight outfit that he wore.
Now, if you like your cake more on the beef than cheese side, then step right up and relish the ripped torsos and tight tushies of the men.
There is no big fruit, just intense, ripe Cabernet Sauvignon and tight old fashioned tannins.
The bright bubbly blonde made her way to my car in tight black jeans and a ripped black tank top with some writing on it.
The game became a battle of tight defence over all court positions with immense pressure being applied to the goal shooters of both teams.
She had tiny hands and fingers good for reaching into tight places to pick lima beans.
The league table is very tight this season, and a couple more defeats could see City in touch with the relegation stragglers.
In scene 1, Mystic Circles of the Maidens, thirteen women tread in a tight ring at the centre.
Chelsea ended up in a black pleated mini skirt with a tight red shirt that tied around the back.
The line must have clean-outs with tight fitting caps every 75 feet or less, or where the line has angles greater than 45 degrees.
If you're on a tight budget, yet up for a right laddish drive, a coupe could well be for you.
She always seems to find a place in Georgia to find tight revealing clothes.
He lost in the match of the season to the current league champions and then lost a tight game away to an improving Aston Villa side.
Hosannas to Ridley Scott, who made a star out of Sigourney Weaver by rigging her in a tight jumpsuit and launching her into space.
Successive tight close-ups of the star's rugged features reveal expressions that are less tensely pensive than muddled and confused.
Todd's face lit up in a full grin as he leaned over and pulled Rachel into a tight hug.
The linkage between a tight ruling circle and the military coupled with oil revenues in the successive regimes created authoritarian leaderships.
He had long, flowing green hair and a long, brambly beard, wore a tight tunic, and had a mantle that was sewn with the finest white ermine fur.
All that running and sprinting made my muscles all tight and painful to stretch out.
It's a urethane-laminated pack with welded waterproof seam construction with a truly water tight zip.
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A team of 17 individuals assists the band with marching rudiments, choreography and in developing tight musical and visual components.
Expression blank and thoughts and emotions carefully controlled, she loosened her tight hold upon her fan.
Ten minutes ago two attack helicopters peeled off overhead, circling London in tight formation and I could see police launches on the Thames.
The goalkeeping union are a tight bunch and he hid his personal agony to gee up his nervous replacement.
Observers on both sides predict a tight contest that will not be decided until late in the game.
My stomach was a tight knot of dread, fear and something very close to the child-like terror I used to feel for the dark.
In spite of socialist rhetoric and tight economic controls, socialism was in no way a serious prospect.
He was holding on so tight I was sure I'd have a bruise on my arm soon.
Drake took a tight grip of the man's shoulders, but couldn't stop him from falling onto his side and rolling over onto his back with a metal jingle.
After opening packets of dried foods, such as flour, rice and breakfast cereals, reseal them tightly or transfer the contents to storage jars with tight lids.
The tight fit also restricts your abdomen, reducing your food intake during the day.
The climb ascended through a tight forest, green from canopy to floor.
Now he works out of his small apartment, mostly from a mat and some pillows set up before a low table strewn with audio equipment and papers covered in his tight longhand.
In some instances, a tight belt or other poorly fitted clothing can cause nerve root irritation, especially in physically unfit persons with protuberant abdomens.
The only way Jenn learned of their presence was when one of them clamped a hand over her mouth and the other four gained a tight hold on her arms.
Possession was often conceded and both sides missed kickable penalties which could have conferred a clear advantage in what was a very tight match.
Ali shouted to me to hold on tight because he thought he could see some fish, and sure enough, the line on the double-handed rod started whizzing away at high speed.
Drivers were jostling three abreast on the tight oval track, and then a couple of cars collided.
To a considerable extent, a tight circle of New York intellectuals, Ivy League stars, Nobel laureates and Oxbridge luminaries replaced him and his cohort.
LePage owed his election in 2010 to a split opposition, as he won a tight three-way race over cutler and Democrat Libby Mitchell.
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Wenger allows no events other than football to take place on the tight little pitch, where the fans are almost close enough to the players to touch them.
Plants form a tight rosette of leaves, not a long blocky head.
She would have to let herself breathe, after three weeks of wearing a restrictively tight undershirt, giving her the appearance of a scrawny, underfed little boy.
However, tight linkage of separate genes cannot be ruled out.
His uniform was too tight and was wrapped around his doughy body like cellophane.
This year Las Vegas entered what it calls drought alert, meaning tight restrictions on water use for residents and businesses and heavy fines for water wasters.
When a new heifer comes in to milk, we halter and tie her tight to one of the large, heavy U-bolts cemented against the wall in our tie stall barn.
Silence struck the car as Peter's head slammed into the steering wheel, his seatbelt a tight band restraining his body from flying through the windshield.
The wind tried tirelessly to loosen her tight pony-tail, but only resulted in removing a few strands to hang by her ears, decorated with gold hoops.
He was wiry but compact, like a spring wound so tight it's ready to pop.
They have a very tight rollicking sound that will appeal to listeners.
The choleric Latin temper of that era and Shakespeare's 16th Century Italian world are seemingly similar with blood feuds, tight pants and hot blood galore!
The heat sears my head in razor thin strips between tight parcels of foil.
This particular form of tailoring is tight and tiny, cut with soft, rounded shoulders, open necklines and small waists which are sometimes belted.
In England, kirtles were normally gowns with tight fitting bodices.
So whilst Tim was whisking around in tight circles in his own, go-faster-striped coracle, his pupils were still pulling on old jeans, swimming costumes or wetsuits.
I refused to wear tight skirts, waistbands, or uncomfortable shoes.
Sometimes you just want to watch four people in tight black leathers whacking out two minute slabs of energetic thrash, and this they do perfectly.
Also very-Donatella were the tight black t-shirts, cut-out mini-dresses, and ultra-skinny leather pants.
Since a tight feeling in your lungs is so common during panic attacks, deep breathing can interrupt that cycle.
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The groom might wear the traditional North Indian dress of a churidar kameez, or tight leggings made of silk or fine cotton, and a long shirt, or opt for a western-style suit.
To relieve tight and spasmed muscles due to sporting activities, massage well with a mixture of equal parts of rosemary essential oil and linseed oil.
Because of the thinness of the air, there is a very tight margin between the correct and incorrect airspeeds, as little as 50 mph.
John hangs the leather on a plaiting hook and applies saddle dressing to the strands so that each one is individually stretched to assure a tight plait.
No matter how well you drive, with such tight racing and constant jostling for places it is inevitable that you will incur a few bumps and knocks along the way.
A lot of those deals are very tight and clients become apprehensive.
A prohibition on taking deposits in local currency, strict capital requirements and a lid on opening branches are keeping foreign giants on a tight leash.
The congreso has a traditionally tight grip on the community, and like the other Kuna villages we visited, the place is clean as a whistle, with not a bit of trash in sight.
Holmes' own manipulation of language allows the reader to enter into his private universe, offsetting tight lineation and formal structure with inventive wordplay.
With a tight shooting schedule and 11-hour working days, Smyth works in much closer contact with members of the public than most people in his industry.
It seems that if you are in tight with the government, either you can buy a work permit, or they are given out like candy if it is the right project.
A reverse function makes easier retrieval of screws from tight boreholes.
She was not aware of her own tight stance and did not bother to relax it.
But my finger was tight on the trigger, and it hurt as I relaxed it.
Avoid using tight fitting diapers that could rub against the skin.
Position your seatbelt tight and low across your hips, like my grandmother wears her support bra.
Punters are aware of the Fringe's tight resources and make allowances for inconveniences such as badly designed ticket wallets and box office problems.
A supine Congress like the present one is rapidly eroding the American founding fathers' vision of a legislature keeping the executive branch on a tight leash.
Be sure to quickly bring your heels up to your rear in a tight tuck.
She cocked one slick eyebrow at us with a small, tight smile.
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His fingers threaded through her tight chignon and loosened it.
At the show's end, the sweaty lad in the Brunei Polo Club shirt had pushed his wristband tight up his forearm, as if it were the sleeve of a blazer.
A female kudu bounds across our path, tail curled up tight like a powder puff and a family of giraffe edges closer, adults wary, youngsters consumed with curiosity.
Every single beautiful frame of this film is romantically and emotionally charged and the tight and highly formal framing adds even more intensity to the proceedings.
The judge tells him to sit tight and wait for his case to be individually handled at the end of the proceeding.
A leaky valve and a tight schedule are causing NASA some headaches.
A few weeks ago, she debuted her spring collection of breathtakingly short, tight dresses and skirts, to critical raves.
He was wearing a blue plastic cagoule with the hood up, pulled tight round his face, his paddles rhythmically hitting the cold water, constant as clockwork.
Agree on a tight monthly budget for eating out and put the budgeted amount of cash in an envelope.
The outstanding singer, songwriter, musician and producer did the majority of work on his new album himself, holding a tight rein on its creative direction.
European statesmen seized the opportunity to exploit these nationalist movements, while bringing them under a tight rein, in order to further the purposes of state power.
So the built-in challenge automatically is creating iconic sets and costumes on a really tight budget.
His only hope is that he won't be kept to a tight timetable.
In a related compound-unit vein, Showtime presents a tight clutch of attenuated compartments, jigging vertically like a dancing city skyline in a Tex Avery cartoon.
In this way the ships captain kept a tight rein on his men and when the ship set sail it was with a suitably chastened crew, or so the Captain thought.
He has people working for him, but he has a tight rein on every part of the process.
I walked back to my desk, keeping the satisfaction locked tight within a carapace of steely unconcern, and took in the scene.
By the end of the night, Cocktail Girl is sharing brandies and lecherous back chat with seven Brummie wide boys, all of whom sport Beckham haircuts and tight jeans.
Be assured, this latest XJ is compact enough to fit into a normal-size garage, and can easily cope with the tight spaces of multi-storey car parks.
Do not wear uncomfortable or tight shoes that rub or cut into your feet.
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For example, dimerization of the transmembrane segment of glycophorin is less tight and equilibrates much faster in sodium dodecyl sulfate than in zwitterionic detergents.
But this one made his jaw clench tight and his teeth rattle a bit.
Anyone who remembers the leg warmers, big perms and tight jeans of the 80s will love Footloose, which comes to the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham in April.
Throughout his life, possibly because of crippling arthritis, his preferred medium was watercolour, painted in luminous washes within tight well-defined outlines.
Circus space trainer Lila Lifely is a firm believer in the power of tight roping.
They were best used in tight areas and around islands rather than the open sea.
Fine the horses, with flying manes and tight lithe bodies, shoulders sweating, muscles rippling, mouths afroth.
The exertion of walking in a tight dress over rough fields made her momentarily more beetrooty.
The pilot pulled up hard into a tight loop and browned out, losing sight of the target.
The Oxford Union condemned the book for alleged plagiarism in a tight vote.
Indians do not hinder the progress of their dead by embalming or tight coffining.
The Tiger quarterback took a one-step drop, expecting his tight end to be open.
But Grey's electrokinesis and Greenman's telekinesis put me in a tight spot.
The installers attempted to thread the fish tape through the conduit, but were unable to reach around the tight bend in the tube.
Place your thumb on top of the shank and your bent index finger under the hair and pull the tying thread tight to flair it.
Cristina hands him a gummy but holds tight to her cupcake, for she's still working on it, and doesn't want to set it free yet.
The wide mouth was folded tight together, the heavy-lidded eyes were firmly shut as though she defied the world to disturb her rest.
A stray kaffir dog, his skeleton showing clear through tight skin, lay in the pit of blue shade outside the veranda.
He had fired his first shot, the killshot, with crosshairs locked tight at the base of the neck.
One prominent and very popular theory states that lifespan can be lengthened by a tight budget for food energy called caloric restriction.
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It also lends itself to elaboration, because its tight syntax holds even the longest and most complex sentence together as a logical unit.
Cleave to a tight ship, my boy, as long as the wind blaeth, and while she lives upon the waters, she'll aye be a mauther to thee.
Over the year, the team scored 12 points despite the tight budget and finished 6th in the 1993 Constructors' Championship.
By tight coverage, the lead boat will attempt to stay as close as possible to its opponent while staying in front.
He also kept tight control of the main reserve, feeding in just enough troops to keep the battle going.
This requires tight bureaucratic control in order to determine who is eligible for assistance and who is not.
Household spending has shown further signs of stabilizing but remains constrained by ongoing job losses, lower housing wealth, and tight credit.
Johnson kept a very tight personal control of operations during the Vietnam War, which some historians have sharply criticized.
Female tourists are advised not to wear leggings, miniskirts, sleeveless dresses and short or tight clothing in public.
The structure of DNA is dynamic along its length, being capable of coiling into tight loops, and other shapes.
Since the early 2000s, the company has been focusing its refining business on processing crude from oil sands and tight oil from shales.
Such treatment is generally necessary to achieve adequate flow rates in shale gas, tight gas, tight oil, and coal seam gas wells.
The extended editions also had a tight schedule at the start of each year to complete special effects and music.
Some Bulldogs' naturally curling tails can be so tight to the body as to require regular cleaning and ointment.
Harbor pilots and tugboats may maneuver large ships in tight quarters when near docks.
Hey, only in America could a nerdlinger in tight pants announce that he wanted to poof the Statue of Liberty and get on TV as a result.
A nervy tank lining will be difficult to lay around tight bends or in corners because it tends to spring back.
The drapery became more intricate and structured over time, with the cloth forming a tight roll across the chest in later periods.
With the NAC taking a lead in organising the party's contests, and with finance tight just 28 candidates ran under the ILP banner.
The predators often cooperate in groups, using different techniques to panic or herd a school of herring into a tight bait ball.

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