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Tight

In line with or extremely close to the inside market or last sale in a stock (+/- 1/8). On the money.

Tight Market

A market or security with high trading volume and a small bid-ask spread. However, an investor can profit in a tight market, especially if he/she trades large numbers of securities. When the bid-ask spread is narrow, an investor may have difficulty making more than a small return for each trade, but sheer numbers can make returns add to a substantial amount.

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"We are not surprised that banks intend to further tighten up lending in the commercial real estate sector, an area we have previously highlighted as having pockets of heightened risk," the note said.

US Credit Supply Remains Supportive Of Growth, No Recession Seen: Kathy Bostjancic

The central bank said that it would tighten norms for the boards of private banks under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) and Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).

Indian central bank to tighten norms for directors of private banks

To tighten a base in place, first hand-tighten it no more than snug from back to front.

Sermon on the mount: how to mount a scope the correct way every time

District police has directed the caretakers to tightened the security of shrines, while it has been also ordered to give advance information to concerned police station before conducting any program.

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TURN LEFT (OR COUNTER-CLOCKWISE) TO TIGHTEN WHENEVER YOU SEE THE "L" ...

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We still would argue that a much great upward move in the lending rate (250-300bps) would have sent a clearer signal that the bank was willing to tighten more aggressively if need be albeit it might argue that it can still further hike the lending rate, and signalled its willingness herein to undertake additional monetary tightening if need be.

Monetary policy is certainly not plain vanilla in Turkey

Summary: Pressure on China to tighten monetary policy and macroeconomic controls is easing as inflation will be "relatively low" this month due to slowing food-price gains, central bank adviser Song Guoqing said.

Tightening pressure has eased

Eurozone banks expect to tighten their lending rules in the coming months even as their own access to funding has improved, the European Central Bank said.

ECB SAYS BANKS TO TOUGHEN LENDING RULES

-Nigerian central bank governor says bank would tighten rates

This nonsurgical skin-tightening procedure uses radio waves to tighten facial skin and smooth wrinkles.

Seeking smooth skin? Seeking smooth skin? Go for a thermage experience

Fortunately, however, neither President Obama nor his counterparts in the leading developing economies are showing signs of wishing to tighten.

Too heavy on brakes might put world back in recession

Marian Northington, assistant professor of dermatology at UAB and cosmetic expert, said: "Thermage emits radio waves that travel very deeply into the skin and the subcutaneous tissue to promote collagen remodeling and help tighten skin.