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Ahead of the controversial referendum on secession in the state, the government’s awkward move of tighten of the purse-strings could prove politically costly.

In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct.
A move of tightening
B move to tighten of
C move away from tightening
D move towards tighten
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