1.   Efforts to tighten the rules have failed.

2.   He would end a corporate capital tax, privatize some government-owned corporations, tighten welfare rules and reduce trade-union powers.

3.   Last year, Congress also tightened habeas rules, making it harder for a state prisoner to win a federal hearing.

4.   Mr Brown could have tightened the rules further.

5.   The army also said it had tightened the rules governing when its soldiers are allowed to shoot.

6.   The EU has tightened the rules on the quality of drinking water.

7.   Then, after five years, the Treasury tightened the rules again.

8.   But ministers want to tighten the rules to ensure only people unable to perform any sort of work would qualify for payment.

9.   A rebel Tory amendment tightening the rules governing the B R pension fund was passed by twenty nine votes.