ever-tightening

Students have been hard hit by rising tuition costs and the governments' ever-tightening of its belt on contributions towards education; students are increasingly feeling the squeeze.

Attiyya Anthony: Financial Competence for College Students Attiyya Anthony 2011

The IRS focused on higher education (following a similar questionnaire it sent to hospitals), the agency said, because "colleges and universities make up one of the largest nonprofit segments in terms of revenue and assets" — and that status has made it a target for members of Congress and others in the federal government at a time of ever-tightening federal budgets.

IRS reviewing college business income, exec compensation 2010

The issue is how it will change, and, leaving aside this or that detail, the only alternatives are Mr. Ryan's proposal to introduce market competition or Mr. Obama's plan for ever-tightening government controls on prices and care.

Republicans and Mediscare 2011

Students have been hard hit by rising tuition costs and the governments' ever-tightening of its belt on contributions towards education; students are increasingly feeling the squeeze.

Attiyya Anthony: Financial Competence for College Students Attiyya Anthony 2011

With ever-tightening restrictions on international press organizations in Iran, social networking sites have continued to play a critical role in imparting news from and about Iran.

It's Not Easy Being Green 2010

Concerned that the ever-tightening link between tar, tobacco, and cancer would eventually begin to frighten consumers away, cigarette makers began to proactively tout the benefits of filters added to the tips of their cigarettes as a “safety” measure.

The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

With the insatiable appetite for oil and the increasing challenges of supplying it from more difficult and remote resources, I don't think even manipulative actions by OPEC to "keep America hooked" via lowered oil prices can or will work for very long -- in a future world of ever-tightening supply/demand balances for black gold.

Richard Stuebi: The Petroleum Industry: Past the Tipping Point? 2010

Concerned that the ever-tightening link between tar, tobacco, and cancer would eventually begin to frighten consumers away, cigarette makers began to proactively tout the benefits of filters added to the tips of their cigarettes as a “safety” measure.

The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

With the insatiable appetite for oil and the increasing challenges of supplying it from more difficult and remote resources, I don't think even manipulative actions by OPEC to "keep America hooked" via lowered oil prices can or will work for very long -- in a future world of ever-tightening supply/demand balances for black gold.

Richard Stuebi: The Petroleum Industry: Past the Tipping Point? 2010

With ever-tightening restrictions on international press organizations in Iran, social networking sites have continued to play a critical role in imparting news from and about Iran.

Charlotte Safavi: It's Not Easy Being Green 2010