Sentences with phrase «tight leash»

The state has given the charter schools full autonomy over curriculum, hiring and firing and budgets, while keeping its traditional schools on a much tighter leash.

If your finances are on a very tight leash then instead of settling for dog training collars that can cause permanent harm to your dog, you should opt for a used dog training collar to remain within a tight budget.

The institution keeps a fairly tight leash on its deputy governors, preferring to let Poloz set the tone.

The province's Liberal government is preparing to keep pot sales on a relatively tight leash, while Progressive Conservatives favour more of a privatized approach.

but christianity (and a lot of other religions) keep a pretty tight leash on their flock.

My dogs love to go for walks, and I love to walk them, but I hate tight leashes.

I keep them on a very tight leash.

It's not hard to see why Lion Capital wanted to keep Charney on a tight leash — he was musing in the media a couple of months prior about growing to 800 stores.

Despite their impressive and explosive first years, the Cormack brothers are keeping a tight leash on the company's growth.

Uber has been placed on a tight leash by the FTC, as the ride - hailing service agreed to a settlement over various charges.

Others prefer to keep a tight leash, but still employ hundreds of contractors to aid their strategic ambitions.

Let's take a look at some of the key fundamentals that have kept gold prices on a tight leash during the last few years against the backdrop of a sharp correction in the equities markets, rising inflation, geopolitical unrest and the likely end of an era of low interest rates.

-- so, all your words about systems, and tight leashes, and so on, just don't wash.

Sanchez almost got a shot away under pressure but the Chilean, with five goals in his last three appearances, was crowded out and was kept on a tight leash until the closing moments of the first half.

Barry (8)-- Kept a tight leash on City's midfield.

Although Mikel had been far from his best, he had managed to keep a tight leash on Fabregas.

Covered for Monreal when necessary, and managed to keep Loic Remy on a tight leash for most of the game.

With 30 minutes gone, and completely against the run of play, Henry collects a pass from Gilles Grimandi, with his back facing goal, and Dennis Irwin keeping a tight leash.

I can't believe we're so far gone as a society that we can't even figure out that keeping a tight leash on our children when they are in the care of our schools is not only okay, but is appropriate and necessary.

OBs tend to keep expectant mothers of multiples on a tight leash when it comes to diet, especially since we're at higher risk for developing gestational diabetes.

Central government has kept local government on a tight leash, strangling the life out of councils in the belief that bureaucrats know best.

The decision not to let Johnson have the run of the house might suggest that May wants to keep Johnson on a tight leash.

Mr Cable told the BBC's The Andrew Marr Show that the Liberal Democrats had kept the Conservatives on a «tight leash» and they had been «well behaved» while in coalition, but were now promoting «extremes» ahead of next year's general election.

By contrast the Polish Justice Ministry would be able to dismiss judges if the reform passes, i.e. the Executive branch of government would be able to keep the Judiciary on a tight leash.

For 21 years, Mr. Silver was the state's preeminent power broker, negotiating budgets with five different governors and keeping a tight leash on his diverse, and plenty pliant, Assembly.

A well - placed government source once told me she's «kept on a tight leash» by spads, in case, as a forthright personality, she is too outspoken in the media...

Think of T - regs as police officers, keeping a tight leash on T helper cell attack dogs.

Your body has a tight leash on glutamic acid from natural food.

Now imagine the squad of CIA intelligence officers tasked with keeping them on a tight leash.

And in our image - drenched age, you have to love the way Rowling has walked the movies on a short, tight leash.

The film works as a romantic comedy and relationship film, as Grant and Bennett are contrasted by a wealthy banker (Roland Young) who is stifled by his prim wife (Billie Burke), who has him on a tight leash and schedule.

Francine keeps her sister on a tight leash, which is odd given how apathetic she is about her own behavior.

As illustrated by that opening shot, Anderson has him on a tight leash.

Her intensely critical mother Hilary, played by an icy Geraldine James, keeps Moll on a tight leash, especially compared with her two other siblings.

The trailer suggests otherwise, but if directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (whose only previous experience behind the camera was on the animated film «Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs») can keep Hill on a tight leash and get the best out of Tatum, then who knows?

While that fight isn't going away anytime soon, and with Anderson being kept on a tighter leash by the Christie administration, the more interesting story may be 80 miles down the NJ Turnpike in Camden.

Mid-size crossover SUVs are an excellent option when you need to take several friends along with you, or bring your kids along and yet still need to keep a tight leash on your purchase cost as well as...

Like a crack dealer looking to keep his addicts on a tight leash, GM announced its «fuel price protection program» on May 23.

Now, its not everyday that we come across a brand new iPad being given such a heavy discount while Apple too is known for maintaining a tight leash on the minimum price for retailer.

This apart, HP will also look towards maintaining a tight leash on what updates to the OS made by open sources look like.

Microsoft seems to want to maintain a tight leash on the number of ARM based devices using Windows 8 during the initial phase of the operating system's launch.

Those Persians keep a tight leash on their kids... He felt a few laughs at his back but kept going, out of the laundry room, down the hallway, out of the house, and into the backyard, where kids rolled around on the perfect grass, swam half naked in the pool, and ran hand in hand to dark corners.

It's naive on the part of parents who keep them on a tight leash to expect them not to fail when they leave home and have no leash at all.

The Big 5 publishers keep authors on a tight leash.

However, the qualitative analysis should seek to uncover if the business is standing face - to - face with industrial challenges (new entrants, intensified competition, decreasing demand, increasing commodity prices etc.), whether it's keeping a tight leash on costs, if there's any expansion plans, if a share buyback program might be launched, or if there's investments in facilities / capabilities in the offing that'll impact free cash flows or similar.

This is why it is so important for people to keep a tight leash on their credit history.

Use the leash for safety, but be careful not to telegraph your tension with a tight leash.

As your dog walks along with you without a tight leash and follows you, give him treats now and then to reward him for good behavior.