A penny will hide the biggest star in the Universe if you hold it close enough to your eye. From LearnThat.org. [Samuel Grafton]
Noun : He spent every penny he ever earned. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : frenzied speculation in the penny market. From Dictionary.com.
I refer to his inclusion of the term penny dreadful. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XII No 2] Reference
They have devised a way to search thru a whole lot of information to find picks that are what they call penny pump finder (ppf). From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
What happens if a penny is worth more than 1 cent?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: April 22, 2006] Reference
The demise of the penny is reflective of inflation. From Wordnik.com. [A Penny for Your Thoughts? What an Insult! - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
We do not take one penny from the applicant for the post. From Wordnik.com. [Co-operation Between Great Britain and Canada] Reference
And finally: What happens if a penny is worth more than 1 cent?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: April 22, 2006] Reference
Have you ever heard the expression penny wise and pound foolish?. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
It does help a little that every single penny is a tax dedcution. From Wordnik.com. [Hitchhiker's Guide to Mystery Fests] Reference
If AOL blocks a spam, they get to collect a penny from the mailer. From Wordnik.com. [Identify « BuzzMachine] Reference
So the bloggers don't get a single penny from the sales of the book. From Wordnik.com. [The Blooker Prize] Reference
"So the bloggers don't get a single penny from the sales of the book.". From Wordnik.com. [The Blooker Prize] Reference
Quite why anyone should want to give Hain a single penny is beyond me. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
Anybody that actually wants to keep the penny is in one of four camps. From Wordnik.com. [A Penny for Your Thoughts? What an Insult! - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Government will not be happy until they get every penny from the taxpayer. From Wordnik.com. [Amazon Plays Dumb in Internet Sales Tax Debate - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Perhaps the penny extra to the fiddler accounts for the name penny wedding. From Wordnik.com. [Auld Licht Idylls] Reference
One penny is too much for a place where all you have to do is walk about 10 ft. From Wordnik.com. [Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » Let Me Say This About Valet Parking] Reference
As long as they can squeeze another penny from the sale of his merchandise, they will. From Wordnik.com. [This week's cover: An exclusive first look at the new Michael Jackson movie | EW.com] Reference
I heard on the telly the other day that the zinc in a penny is worth more than a penny. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: April 22, 2006] Reference
Mr. Flowers said he isn't "asking for a single penny from the German state" in the bailout. From Wordnik.com. [J.C. Flowers Stands Behind Hypo Rescue] Reference
Newfoundland since 1939 has not taken a penny from the United Kingdom by way of grant in aid. From Wordnik.com. [Newfoundland] Reference
A new shilling Aunty gave me, and elevenpence I had saved up, and a penny from the Postman – sir!. From Wordnik.com. [Jackanapes] Reference
However, it does contain one blunder: the phrase penny dreadful does not exemplify a postpositive modifier. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XII No 2] Reference
Every morning Mabel gives me a round hard thing she calls a penny, and very slippery to hold in one's mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914] Reference
The name penny auction comes from the fact that the bid starts at one penny, and moves up one penny at a time. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to STB backs new phone application to help visitors] Reference
Nail length is measured in inches or designated by the word penny, which once referred to their price per hundred. From Wordnik.com. [RISMedia] Reference
Not one penny from the general fund of the Commonwealth goes to support our Dept of Fish and game, it's employees or programs. From Wordnik.com. [Sticker Shock: Iowa Non-Resident Deer Tags Cost $544] Reference
White calls his penny campaign "Lincolns for Lincoln.". From Wordnik.com. [The State Journal-Register Home RSS] Reference
A penny is the usual charge, and an extra penny for the towel. From Wordnik.com. [Through Finland in Carts] Reference
And, Mike isn't the only one who is proud of being called a penny pincher. From Wordnik.com. [KAKE - HomePage - Headlines] Reference
That was back when penny candy cost a penny and finding a penny was a big deal. From Wordnik.com. [Serious Eats] Reference
Your sixpence is seven pence-half-penny, or a "York shilling;" while your penny is a. From Wordnik.com. [The Englishwoman in America] Reference
Noel had a French penny, which is only good for chocolate machines at railway stations. From Wordnik.com. [The Wouldbegoods] Reference
But with the market in full ursine mode, many well-known companies can be dubbed penny stocks. From Wordnik.com. [Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com] Reference
It's not like the dollar will go the way of the penny, which is cute but not really purposeful. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
The most notable may be that increasing the sales tax a penny is the biggest earner on the list. From Wordnik.com. [The Olympian Online -- YahooNews] Reference
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