They tend to keep a tighter hold on their purse and consider eating at home a realistic alternative.

他们更愿意握紧自己的钱包，把在家吃饭作为一种现实的替代。

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Over the next year, Microsoft said it intended to keep trying to cut costs and would keep a tighter hold on its cash.

在未来一年中，微软计划继续试图削减成本，严格控制现金量。

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When a group of people is involved in making decisions, you may want to keep a tighter reign on the creative process.

当一群人参与决策时，你可能希望在创作过程中坚持原则。

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This would mean countries would be allowed to run bigger deficits in a recession - helping the recovery - but would have to keep a tighter control of spending during the boom years.

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But in a time where the misjudgments of one staffer can be broadcast to hundreds of thousands of followers in the span of one ill-fated tweet, certain organizations may want to keep a tighter reign on just who is able to access the company Twitter account, and what exactly is kosher to tweet.

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This whole Einhorn episode is a major black eye for Apple and Oppenheimer and demonstrates Cook should keep him on a much tighter leash.

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