Dancing to the music would be the man's small monkey dressed in a tight-fitting, colorful jacket similar to a military uniform.

VOA: special.2011.03.13

Stalactites have to hang on "tight" to the ceiling or they might fall off.

VOA: special.2011.04.11

Two reasons for this: Even in a tight economy, green industries are offering good jobs to graduates.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

There seems to have been somewhat of a tight lid on negotiations between RIM and the governments of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

Officials say the tight restrictions are needed to prevent further unrest and help unify the country.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

President Medvedev says Russia will devote considerable resources to develop and purchase new weapons, despite a tight national budget affected by the declining price of Russian oil exports.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

But the military government is set to maintain tight control over the vote amid calls by Burmese political activists for the international community to boycott the election result.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

Speaking amid tight security, the Indian leader said an era of violence in Kashmir has come to an end, and called on separatist leaders in Kashmir to engage in a dialogue with his government.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

The president made a recent campaign swing to New Jersey where the state's incumbent Democratic governor, John Corzine,is locked in a tight race with Republican candidate Chris Christie and independent contender Chris Dagget.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Failure to maintain tight control of glucose levels - by measuring blood sugar with a meter and compensating with doses of insulin - can result in serious health complications, including blindness, kidney failure and heart disease.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

So that's a very tight timeline," Presidents Obama and Medvedev have instructed their arms negotiators to provide a progress report by July when the American leader is expected to visit Moscow for a summit meeting.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

Secretary Gates says he believes Iran wants to develop nuclear weapons and that the international community must keep it on "tight enough deadlines and specific enough requirements" to determine whether its government is seriously interested in taking a different course.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06