The most closed, control freak, administration I have ever covered.
He was a veteran reporter who had worked with many different administrations.
I sign off not only every investment, but every dollar that goes out the door - I'm aware of it.
I can't recall any difficulty in making the C language definition completely open - any discussion on the matter tended to mention languages whose inventors tried to keep tight control, and consequent ill fate.
'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' was a movie that I repeatedly turned down. The movie's producer, Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli, known for his tight-fisted control of the James Bond movie franchise, desperately wanted to re-team Julie Andrews and me after the success we'd enjoyed with 'Mary Poppins.'
I kick it when I kick it, but I definitely take care of business. I make sure everything is tight, my finances are tight, my family is tight, my friends are perfect.
Creativity is messy and inefficient. But corporate governance needs to be tight and organized.
My mom gives me an allowance. She keeps me pretty tight-reined.
A father has to do everything in his power to keep a tight ship, even though he knows the crew would like to send him away in a dinghy.
We are now preparing for the reform of the yuan's exchange rate system. For such reforms to take place, we need good economic conditions... and we need to do it under tight control.
Hug your friends tight, but your enemies tighter ? hug ?em so tight they can?t wiggle.
In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression.
I'm not a guy who makes five or 10 moves. I'm just more of a simple, straight-line driver, just try to be crafty with my dribble and keep it tight.