Word: pinching
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...cause I'm taking out one of the world's great movie stars." His cash card was overdrawn. "So I spent the whole meeting with him thinking, Please don't order the steak." This would be the first of many times Damon came through for his director in a pinch. "We got pissed quite early, and then he paid," Greengrass remembers fondly...
...stay-at-home parent certainly begins to feel that pinch, either in forms of depression or neglect situations," says Johnson. "Even though [these families] are resilient, I think that they know that these deployments are taking a toll...
...That's not to say businesses aren't feeling the pinch. U.K. listed firms issued more profit warnings in the first half of this year than in any same period since the dotcom blowout. Even in the City, London's fiercely competitive financial center, the number of new jobs is set to slip by two-thirds this year, according to the capital's Centre for Economics and Business Research. But despite the doom and gloom, there's still room enough for specialist sectors to grow handsomely. London's leading share of international markets means Britain's financial services sector should...
...what will you do then? -David Harty in East Norriton, Penn.There is the answer to your question. What would I do? As long as this is fun and I am healthy, it's an amazing run. I go out for a show and I have to pinch myself. Longevity is not something you get into songwriting for. We are four decades into this and still going strong and I am just eternally grateful, so leaving it would be very hard for me. It is kind of like Joseph Campbell used to say: if you have found your bliss...
...CREEP After shelling out $40 or $50 a month for a basic calling plan, carriers pinch consumers for additional bucks over and over again. Starting with an activation fee and ending with a cancellation fee if you decide to switch carriers or want to cancel your service, consumers are squeezed for dozens of add-on charges. For ring tones, video services, text messages, and just about any specialty service that comes along to provide a convenience, dollars are tacked on to your bill. Apple and AT&T are taking a step away from that fee-squeezing model by offering...