Word: shoestringing
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AHMET ERTEGUN, president of Atlantic Records. Turkish-born, self-made sultan of American rock, soul and pop. Age 48. In 1948 founded Atlantic on a shoestring and a collection of 25,000 old blues 78s. In 1950s brought in Brother Nesuhi and their friend Jerry Wexler, signed Ray Charles, LaVern...
Kilbridge's commitment, both financial and academic, has a hollowing. He expects the UFS to provide poor community groups with semi-professional architectural services while operating on a shoestring budget. Kilbridge's "commitment" is not to the spirit of the UFS, but to the GSD's public image; to Kilbridge...
Given a six-month mandate by the National Assembly to rule by decree, Thieu announced in August that every newspaper would have to put up a $47,000 "deposit" in order to publish. From this fund would be deducted fines of up to $12,500 per infraction for "undermining national...
The group, which Peterson says is "low on bureaucracy and high on enthusiasm," operates on a shoestring budget from Buildings and Grounds and the "grass roots" support of freshmen.
Wheeler admitted. "The Walk is not a thing of beauty, but it was done on a shoestring. It was a compromised area and nobody wanted to put much into it."