Mr Howard and his treasurer, Peter Costello, have run a tight ship, virtually eliminating national debt with a succession of budget surpluses.

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If you want to have maximum small business success, learn how to run a tight ship while encouraging your people to laugh and find joy in their work.

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Agile is only effective when managers run a tight ship.

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So far, Mr Brown has run a tight ship.

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Apple does run a very tight ship regarding what applications it allows, pre-vetting all programs, he agrees.

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We run a very tight ship but we are determined to enjoy ourselves and we are trying to give our supporters something to smile about.

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If so, that fund must have been a pretty tight run ship (excuse the pun).

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