1.   It was something to do with Maria Luisa that was all she knew, but Fernando was as tight as a clam.

2.   And things were as tight as that!

3.   And their bond is as tight as Smith-Williams and Knight-Krzyzewski.

4.   Beneath the violence that has long scarred this neighborhood, there were two kids who were as tight as matches in a matchbook.

5.   By that I mean tight as in everyone was on the edge, from the coaches to the players.

6.   Chicago corn and soybean futures also were pressured by slow exports and speculation that supplies are not as tight as feared.

7.   For some kids, the hurt is sealed as tight as a ship in a glass bottle.

8.   He can see Woodson, running next to Michael Irvin, as tight as his own shadow.

9.   He has a firm plan to develop and market his art and his business sense is as tight as his schedule.

10.   Hotel security is as tight as practice security.