Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed.

到本周为止，一切严格执法的努力都失败了。

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It's important to tighten up the wheels properly, otherwise they vibrate loose and fall off.

把车轮拧紧很重要，否则它们会振动而松脱。

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You want to tighten up the kevlar, OK?

你应该穿防弹衣的，好吗？

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So that would mean that the Fed should be raising interest rates to try to tighten up the economy and bring the inflation rate down.

所以，这意味着,美联储应该提升利率,以试图加强经济,并且将通货膨胀率降低。

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The Congress will also be asked to rubber-stamp moves to tighten up on friendly internationals.

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So they're asking them to increase their capital requirements and tighten up their lending criteria.

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Mexican officials insist that attempts to tighten up their anti-drugs campaign have long been under way.

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