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And that's what's so scary to people who lived tightly-controlled, - modulated, - sheltered emotional lives.

Self-Protection 2009

But the brunt of that decline is related to the demise of a more tightly-controlled distribution system that was rigged to benefit music labels.

Matthew Yglesias » Intellectual Property is About Consumers 2010

Because Brazil's political landscape is so male-dominated, women's issues, like abortion and prosecution of dead beat dads, don't make it into the tightly-controlled format of presidential debates.

Eric Ehrmann: Brazil's Greens Turn Right in Presidential Vote Eric Ehrmann 2010

SHANGHAI—China's securities regulator has accepted an application to launch the country's first exchange-traded fund linked to Hong Kong-listed shares, marking another step toward further opening China's tightly-controlled capital account and offering Chinese investors fresh access to securities overseas.

China Accepts First HK Shares-Linked ETF 2012

Many U.S. lawmakers have long contended that China's tightly-controlled exchange rate gives unfair support to its exporters.

China Tries to Ease U.S. Trade Tensions Andrew Batson 2010

That is, have a tightly-controlled, totalitarian government, ostensibly under communist rule, but still reap the heady delights of neoliberal capitalist economics.

End of Asian civilisation as we know it — Fusion Despatches 2009

The tightly-controlled kingdom has seen a smattering of anti-government protests as demonstrations for reform rock other parts of the Middle East.

Rights Group Charges Saudi Arabia Has Detained 160 Dissidents 2011

Like I said, I don't have any objection to people showing up at town hall meetings and voicing their opposition; it's a refreshing change from the tightly-controlled "town halls" that were conducted by the Bush administration and where those who objected to the president -- or even showed up wearing the wrong t-shirt -- were prevented from getting in and were even detained.

How Revolting 2009

That is, have a tightly-controlled, totalitarian government, ostensibly under communist rule, but still reap the heady delights of neoliberal capitalist economics.

2009 October — Fusion Despatches 2009

The aim is to push for major political and social reforms in the tightly-controlled Saudi kingdom.

Analysts: Saudi Arabia Nervous About Domestic Discontent 2011