Word: priceyness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...dslr will whet the appetites of gadget lovers who will eat up higher-margin aftermarket treats, like lenses, flashes and cases. Sony, for one, offers 21 lenses for its new Alpha. Skeptics say that dslrs are a false hope, because most people consider them too complicated, big or pricey. IDC pegs them at around 4% of the market today, growing to only around 5.5% by 2010. Fujifilm, which in January overhauled its camera division to offset declining profits, is avoiding entry-level dslrs altogether because, notes Fujifilm U.K.'s director of photo products Adrian Clarke, the market is "fiercely competitive...
...guests can pick up staples like bedsheets and bottled water, and sign up with the Ministry of Labor for help finding work. (Less lucky are the hundreds of thousands of Syrian migrant workers suddenly back home and jobless - the legion of cheap labor that built the recent wave of pricey new Beirut high-rises, and cleaned the apartments inside...
...calling themselves O?Charley's or Olive Garden or, if you?re very lucky, Carrabba's Italian Grill. (Check out the July issue of Consumer Reports for detailed ratings on 103 U.S. restaurant chains; Carrabba?s was named top Italian chain, and it tied for third overall behind the pricey Capital Grille and Ruth?s Chris steakhouse chains...
While the relevance of haute couture, fashion's pricey spectacle whose handmade dresses can cost as much as a car, is an open question, nobody seems to doubt the pertinence of Balenciaga--even three decades after his death...
...Discovery's Mission Is the shuttle worth preserving? Discovery left July 4 for a 12-day trip to the International Space Station. Critics say the pricey shuttle does little for science. They want it grounded for good, freeing funds for unmanned missions to Mars, Venus and beyond...