Word: ekes
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...selling patents and assets to Sony. Kyocera shuttered its camera business in 2005, two decades after entering the photography market by buying Japan's venerable Yashica Camera Co. and its Contax brand. And Toshiba all but stepped away in 2004. How, then, are other digital-camera vendors going to eke out a living? It won't be easy: two weeks ago, Kodak reported a $282 million second-quarter loss, almost twice that for the same period last year. Low industry-wide profit margins mean that competing on price will be difficult. Consumers can already buy a decent camera...
...them the male provider of his family, followed a different path. Carlos chose the path of the least prestige, but of the most power, possessing both force and funds. Don Ruben inherited his wealth and the best plot of land as the older brother. Don Amadeus had to eke out his living as a carpenter, but even his pressed shirt, pants, and formal shoes couldn’t hide his relative poverty. Each remains inadequate and defined by mostly hurtful circumstances—Don Amadeus by race, Don Ruben by inheritance, and Carlos by sinful economic demand in a country...
...rebarbative bigots, wandering around town in a box, a small church that seats five communicants at a time." The novel's universe is typically Self-made. In the year 523 A.D. (Anno Dave, that is), on the isle of Ham, the onetime London district of Hampstead, six family clans eke out a hard, bucolic living. The Hamsters adhere to the ancient Davine scriptures, learning his "runs" by rote from the local priest, or Driver. They speak in Mokni, a transliterated mix of cockney, mobile text speak and the misunderstood vocabulary of cabbie Dave. Thus, they greet one another with "Ware2...
...Bulldogs manage to eke out a win against Faiola, good for a weekend split with the Big Green? Starter Mike Mongiardini (seven innings) and reliever Matt Fealey (five innings) allowed just four hits all day, fanning nine and rendering Faiola the hardest luck loser the Ivy League has seen in a long time...
...first quarter and a half of the Harvard men’s lacrosse team’s showdown with Princeton on Saturday, the Crimson offense looked like it could possibly eke out an upset against the Tigers.Unfortunately for Harvard, the Princeton defense flipped on the switch during the break.A game that was tied through almost the first 28 minutes and which featured four first quarter goals from each team saw the Tigers defeat the Crimson by a score of 9-7 in front of 2,211 fans at a Jordan Field equipped for just 900 spectators.A team often known...