Sentences with phrase «tight reign»

Yet, even with the recent leniency that ratings category seems to be experiencing (movies like Marley and Me and Bride Wars both earned PG ratings in spite of having some «mature» moments), parents will be pleasantly surprised to discover Paul Blart Mall Cop does keep its potential offensiveness under a relatively tight reign.

They have a general distrust in people and feel that if people are not controlled and kept in tight reigns, they will do bad things.

I'm so afraid that if I don't keep a tight reign on my household and their behavior, things will get so crazy that I won't be able to provide what they need.

Onondaga County lawmakers are putting a tighter reign on spending at the sheriff's department.

We've come a long way from the days when parents kept a tight reign on their tablets and portable electronics, keeping the kids firmly ensconced in print books, PC - based educational games, and other forms of learning and instructional content.

Yamauchi thought he was doing the right thing for Nintendo and gaming in general by keeping that tight reign he had over 3rd parties on Nintendo hardware and Square wanted to go in a different direction.

It's not unique to this game, of course, but a tighter reign on the sweeping camera would work wonders inside.

Organic to him is about sustainability, keeping things «small, alternative and individualistic» and keeping a tight reign on product quality.