Word: pfenniger
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...visitor might expect to rent a small Mercedes-Benz 200 for a reasonable sum, he will find that it costs $82.60 a day, plus 30? per kilometer, plus gas, which can cost $1.75 per gal. on an autobahn. Obviously, the U.S. tourist needs to plan his trip with pfennig-pinching, shilling-saving, franc-squeezing acumen. If he does so, the wary wayfarer can still get a lot for his shrunken buck. Items...
...taxes that enable me to compete." A Communist Party member since 1972 and honorary delegate to the ninth East German party congress last May, Fuchs is an enthusiastic supporter of the East German sports system, which allows her "to go to the stadium and train without putting a single pfennig on the table." Once motivated by ego, Fuchs says winning is now "a political matter...
...experts warned that it would not last, and they were right. Fearful of the impact of the world energy crisis on German jobs and industry, pfennig-pinching West Germans began saving instead of spending, undermining domestic demand and forcing the entire economy into a top-heavy dependence on foreign business...
Many NATO diplomats are somewhat dismayed by West German Finance Minister Helmut Schmidt's views on helping to pay U.S. troop costs in Europe. Schmidt's position: "Not a pfennig...
...tterdämmerung!" the family muttered when they heard what Wummi was up to. When the auction house refused to withdraw the sketch, the Wagners bid it back from themselves for $26,200, and dolefully paid $5,700 in commissions to the auctioneers. Wummi got not a pfennig...