They have already been tightening the screws on credit growth for several months, with positive effects.

Their example can sway leaders elsewhere to think that they can aspire to economic ascendancy while tightening the screws on domestic political opposition.

It is all too easy to reduce the fight against terrorism to tightening the political screws, to a strengthening of Putin's power, to restricting the movement of people within the country.

Still, Russia and China are both large and powerful economies. Their example can sway leaders elsewhere to think that they can aspire to economic ascendancy while tightening the screws on domestic political opposition.

It is all too easy to reduce the fight against terrorism to tightening the political screws, to a strengthening of Putin's power, to restricting the movement of people within the country. But none of these measures will frighten extremists in the Northern Caucasus or their al Qaeda allies.

Screws are on in the same way in east Ghouta, al Waer too.

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The Israelis seem to believe that their only option is to tighten the screws on Gaza.

Bones can be cut and re aligned, then held in place with either screws or plates.

The Bundesbank is also tightening credit at home.

But monetary tightening would weaken already slow growth.

Sound judgment is needed regarding the speed and timing of regulatory tightening.

WASHINGTON, DC American foreign policy stands on the brink of substantial belt tightening.

But inflation remains high or rising, so more tightening is imposed.

At that time, both domestic investment and exports required immediate tightening.

Since then, Iran has responded to incremental tightening of international sanctions by building more centrifuges.

In severe cases, surgery may be needed in order to place bones in normal positions utilizing pins, plates, and screws to hold bones together.

But when and how the Fed will begin tightening monetary policy remains unclear.

Putin and his entourage tightened the screws on Russia s people over the past decade, and faced almost no resistance to their claims to unchecked power.

The mix of Chinese policy tightening, however, needs to shift much more decisively toward higher interest rates.

The timing of the inevitable policy shift back to tightening depends on overall inflation, particularly house prices.

And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord , therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip .

And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord , therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip .

With Gazprom having already doubled gas tariffs for Georgia, the energy noose is tightening.

The good news for Asia is that most of the region s monetary authorities are, in fact, tightening policy.

If central banks are tightening and long term rates aren t rising, one needs some explanation.

They defied their Lord 's messenger , so He seized them with an ever tightening grip .

They defied their Lord 's messenger , so He seized them with an ever tightening grip .

Correa, who has tightened the screws on his country s press, hardly stands as the flag bearer for the libertarian tradition of the press that Assange, the poster boy of stateless journalism, represents.

European leaders have so far offered no solution to the growth conundrum other than belt tightening.

If Greece still had its own currency, the authorities could devalue it while tightening fiscal policy.

There was no incompatibility between tightening controls over the nuclear fuel cycle and expanding the use of peaceful nuclear technology.

But, with budget tightening around the world, demand for Asia s exports is expected to continue to falter.

Because of the lagged effects of monetary policy and the need to manage expectations, early tightening by the Fed would be appropriate.

It may have had something to do with the near total lack of response of long term interest rates to monetary tightening.

Since Putin's return to the presidency and Medvedev's demotion to the prime minister's office, faith in Medvedev has dwindled to the frail hope that he's secretly opposed to Putin's turning of the screws.

These places are bulging with people facing a tightening squeeze of insufficient rainfall and degraded pasturelands. Naturally, many join radical causes.

This is, of course, a formidable task that may have to be accomplished at a time when Congress opposes monetary tightening.

South Africa has a vested interest in stability, and it can turn the screws on Mugabe s regime, much as it has refused to contemplate any form of sanctions because of their impact on the poor.

The only effective anti inflation strategy entails aggressive monetary tightening that takes policy rates into the restrictive zone.

In exchange for this liquidity support, Greece will be forced to accept painful fiscal tightening and falling GDP.

Some countries face the growing risk of near perpetual belt tightening, which would further dampen growth and thus keep debt ratios high.

If there is no movement on these fronts, there will likely be pressure in the US for tightening sanctions.

But, given the large adjustment needs, it is not politically feasible to do everything, including painful fiscal tightening, immediately.