Auditors have said the European Union has failed to keep tight enough control over its own spending.
This indicates that consumers continue to pay off their credit card debt as issuers keep tight limits on lending.
" His novelistic style, he says, owes a lot to screenwriting: "Keep it tight, keep those pages turning, delete the extraneous.
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To stop profits from falling, American companies must keep a tight lid on labour costs.
Property-price movements are still uneven, despite the government's determination to keep a tight grip on the sector.
Screwmakers add nylon inserts to keep fasteners tight, but this adds 7% to 10%to the cost of a screw.
Alas, Fox and News Corp. keep a tight lid on copyright content.
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Both of these factors are acting to keep a tight rein on any credit that could otherwise make its way into the real economy.
Stocks has big moves off the lows yesterday giving us new points of references to trade against, but also making it tough to keep it tight.
If you could, so we can get as many questions as possible in within the time frame we have, if when you ask questions, keep them tight.
"If we can keep it tight over here then we have a chance in the second leg, but from the looks of things they're top quality, " Davenport added.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will surely instruct his players to keep it tight for 55-60 minutes and then you might see them play a bit more adventurously after that.
But, while the rest of the world expects England to keep it tight, the Sydney Morning Herald warns Wallaby coach Eddie Jones not to forget England's 25-14 win of five months ago.
The French government has to keep a tight leash on its finances, unemployment is around 10 percent and its exporters are struggling, not least in the auto sector, with both Peugeot-Citroen and Renault struggling.
So in a way, Chrysler fulfilled predictions I made a few days ago about the two brands and vehicles that it might feature in Super Bowl ads on which the company managed to keep a tight lid right up until the day of the Big Game.
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Analysts, however, are not so sure the state-run manufacturer can keep to its tight timetable.
This will encourage banks to take the money, keep lending standards tight, and then never pay the dividends.
Optimism is not warranted, though, as fundamental factors are poised to keep the market tight and prices high in the medium to long-run.
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Chinese demand will continue to keep the market tight, but the real effect of the Japanese nuclear emergency will only be clear in the next few days or weeks, when the situation is finally sorted.
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Also, like most industries, refineries are trying to keep their own inventories tight to boost efficiency.
The 9.0 earthquake that struck two years ago appears to have severely damaged the foundations of the plant - creating large cracks in the underground walls that are supposed to keep the plant water tight.
Revlimid may not cause birth defects, but the FDA wants further data before freeing it from the tight restrictions that keep Thalomid from being used in women who are pregnant or who could become pregnant.
Multi-level marketing companies are allowed to operate only under tight conditions designed to keep out scammers.
Most of those who try to sell are unable to find willing buyers because credit is tight and home prices keep falling.
It seems that current sentiment wants to stick with the bull bias, but keep their targets and stop levels tight and realistic.
Tight supply promises to keep oil prices relatively resilient in 2012, even if world GDP actually contracted, so say a handful of industry analysts at Barclays Capital in London.
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David Abella, an analyst at Rochdale Investment Management, expects Wal-Mart to take advantage of the difficult environment by cutting prices further in an effort to attract shoppers away from competitors, as well as convince those tight on cash to keep buying.
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