Word: loosen
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...cuts in the U.S. might have gone too far, but euro-zone countries should feel free to give breaks of their own. "Governments should have some control over the economy," Stewart argues. "If they choose to run very large deficits, it's not a huge problem." Now loosen that belt. Lights, Camera, IPO Want a piece of the movies? Los Angeles-based Civilian Pictures is offering 900,000 shares in an upcoming picture Billy Dead. At $8.75 a pop, the firm hopes to attract over $7 million to make the murder mystery...
Usually tight-lipped administrators seemed to loosen up this month, as their personal correspondence—including a memo concerning a case before the Administrative Board—found its way to mere acquaintances...
...come with the software installed, all the equipment you'll need to wrench open your TiVo, and blessedly lucid instructions. I took longer than the estimated half an hour to finish the job but only because I have a hard time remembering which way you turn a screw to loosen it (lefty-loosey, righty-tighty, just in case you're wondering). If you're similarly home-improvement challenged, WeaKnees will do the job for an extra...
...come with the software installed, all the equipment you'll need to wrench open your TiVo, and blessedly lucid instructions. I took longer than the estimated half an hour to finish the job but only because I have a hard time remembering which way you turn a screw to loosen it (lefty-loosey, righty-tighty, just in case you're wondering). If you're similarly home-improvement challenged, WeaKnees will do the job for an extra...
...ever-flowing Tsingtao beer was supposed to loosen our tongues. We had been detained while covering peasant riots in the coastal province of Zhejiang, where farmers are terrified that patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, are being quarantined in their midst. Naturally, we didn't want to hand over our notebooks to the irate security officials who could arrest those we'd spoken to for illegally fraternizing with foreign journalists. After a couple hours of unsuccessful interrogation, the local cops changed their tactic: they would forcibly invite us to attend a banquet thrown on our behalf. The copious...