Word: tightness
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...More hand-outs from the public purse looked unlikely in the face of what the government already spent over the past week bailing out both Fortis and another bank, Dexia: a total of $10.6 billion, or almost $1000 per Belgian. "Even before the bank bailouts, the budget was tight and growth prospects were low, so it's hard to see where the money can come from," says Pierre Blaise from the Brussels-based centre for socio-political research (CRISP). "This could also have an impact on Belgium's international reputation...
...While senior quarterback Chris Pizzotti and junior wide receiver Matt Luft may be the big men on campus, it’s really junior left tackle James Williams, senior left guard Tom Rodger, junior center Alex Spisak, senior right guard Zach Copple, senior right tackle Ryan Pilconis, and senior tight end Andy Miller who are the true unsung heroes for the Crimson. “They’re simply the heart and soul of our football team,” said junior running back Cheng Ho. “Whatever we do offensively strongly correlates with their performance...
...student volunteers help package food, stock shelves and serve customers. They conduct interviews to see how much food to give out - if a customer has a family to support, he or she gets more - but almost never turn someone away. "Someone who is not on a tight budget is probably not going to go through the hassle," says Kristin Moretto, 34, an education graduate student and the director of the food bank...
...longtime partners, are insisting on cash as quickly as possible, sometimes in as little as 15 days - which strains Mitternight's ability to manage his cash flow. "They're concerned things could go wrong," he says. So is he. Which is why he's decided to keep a tight cap on spending instead of expanding his business. That means $35,000 less juicing of the economy when Mitternight doesn't buy a truck. And it means one fewer job created for an HVAC technician...
...trying to bring the plane in for a safe landing.”Their technique was flawless. On top of the sentence-layering program, called “Remember When I Said,” there was “Just Face It,” which zoomed in tight on each candidate and repeated the image in little dots across the screen, occasionally freezing a screen shot that would stay as the debate continued. There was also “Me, You, and the Other Guy,” which charted when the candidates referred to themselves, to their...