11.   Bush noted that McCain was tight with former Sen. Warren Rudman, who Bush said had once called members of the Christian Coalition bigots.

12.   But at the same time, Gailey remained tight with Mike Shanahan and John Elway, who were not friends of Reeves.

13.   But consumers have remained fairly tight with their holiday spending in recent years, either because they are tapped out or simply shopped out.

14.   But the Glazers were tight with the purse strings when it came to GR.

15.   Cerrato was tight with Snyder but was fired by Marty Schottenheimer when he took over as head coach last year.

16.   Canteen pouches were tight with grenades.

17.   Court security was tight with long delays at metal detectors.

18.   Critics say that being tight with big tobacco is risky for the Republicans, because it compromises some of their key party planks.

19.   Despite popular opinion, both expansion teams have expressed a reluctance to recklessly spend right away, though neither was tight with cash last year.

20.   Do you find yourself grumbling that someone else in your office is getting tight with the boss and winding up with all the perks?