That penny-pinching state of affairs can't last forever. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Merger Rumor Is Back] Reference
But even here, I often follow a penny-pinching approach. From Wordnik.com. [If It's Not by Tolstoy,] Reference
In this building, Dennis Kozlowski is a penny-pinching miser. From Wordnik.com. [The Rich Are Different] Reference
Despite the penny-pinching, we remain a highly optimistic people. From Wordnik.com. [Americans look forward to a happy, but less plentiful, holiday season] Reference
But penny-pinching went out of style once the dotcom boom started. From Wordnik.com. [Thrift Is the New Fashion] Reference
Dreary stuff, this sort of penny-pinching, faux-serious transparency. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
Do these penny-pinching bureaucrats have no decency, no shame at all?. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Cutbirth: How Can Texas Ask Women to Pay for Rape Kits?] Reference
The industry is blowing past the image of the penny-pinching Prius hybrid. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2007] Reference
But thrift today has a negative connotation — miserly, penny-pinching, no fun. From Wordnik.com. [Thrift Is the New Fashion] Reference
I'd take camping with my penny-pinching pals over a chain motel anysummer weekend. From Wordnik.com. [How our money experts save money, #10 in a series] Reference
But cost-cutting measures and penny-pinching bureaucrats had set up a new protocol. From Wordnik.com. [Joint Operations]
Anthony Marshall (ph) is accused by his own son of penny-pinching on her health care. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2006] Reference
If this turns you on, consider the upgrade, but casual, penny-pinching users can sit tight. From Wordnik.com. [Software: Need An Office?] Reference
"But a couple of my penny-pinching buddies still give me a hard time about the gas mileage.". From Wordnik.com. [Griping About Gas Prices ... in a New SUV] Reference
Meanwhile, some of the Guggenheim's penny-pinching has bruised its reputation in the art world. From Wordnik.com. [In A Spiral] Reference
But Starbucks's sales have been in steep decline during the recessionary era of penny-pinching. From Wordnik.com. [Starbucks Plays Common Joe] Reference
LOHR: Despite the penny-pinching, some travel agents say leisure travel has rebounded this year. From Wordnik.com. [Airlines Bounce Back From 2009's $10 Billion Loss] Reference
Some analysts predict a food-price war for increased market share among penny-pinching shoppers. From Wordnik.com. [The World Still Lines Up for Treasurys] Reference
Mint. com, which advises customers on how to pinch pennies, does some penny-pinching of its own. From Wordnik.com. [The Triumph of Web 2.5] Reference
In further penny-pinching news, I discovered a secret about one of my textbooks for this semester. From Wordnik.com. [trinityboy Diary Entry] Reference
Many think the recent penny-pinching has grown so ingrained that business travel will never be the same. From Wordnik.com. [Flying Coach] Reference
But new penny-pinching habits could also be keeping you from making a stress-relieving visit to the spa. From Wordnik.com. [Finding a Massage in Lean Times] Reference
And my gallant, hardworking, penny-pinching Italian mother of six would have been mortified at disposables. From Wordnik.com. [In Praise of a Humble Coin] Reference
You may choose to channel the hard economic times by donning frugal duds like the penny-pinching Carters did. From Wordnik.com. [Karin Tanabe: What Not To Wear To The Inauguration] Reference
Think of the new frugality as an adventure and a challenge and there is a point to all of this penny-pinching. From Wordnik.com. [Roseanne Colletti: Budget Diet] Reference
The likelihood of future penny-pinching extends beyond the Empire State to places like Florida and New Hampshire. From Wordnik.com. [Steele Already Targeted For Blame Should GOP Stumble In 2010] Reference
It served good food in generous portions and was always packed with overweight people and penny-pinching seniors. From Wordnik.com. [Four To Score]
"It was a penny-pinching kind of time for us out of paranoia," Mike said, speaking of that time now, years later. From Wordnik.com. [Steven Denlinger: The Pain of Caring] Reference
Disposal of the land, buildings and movable property on military bases has been slow, bureaucratic and penny-pinching. From Wordnik.com. [Report On Community Reuse Of Former Military Bases] Reference
Some say that every time they asked Tony for something they were referred to Charlene, who was noticeably penny-pinching. From Wordnik.com. [In Mrs. Astor's Shadow] Reference
The CEO of bankrupt United Airlines launches a new penny-pinching campaign after staying at luxury hotel, naughty, naughty. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 23, 2003] Reference
So instead, we opted for a New Year's penny-pinching spruce up, calling in the pros to give our sofas and armchairs a deep clean. From Wordnik.com. [Out, Damned Spot! Chairs, Sofas Cleaned] Reference
Marketers are working overtime to overhaul their promotions, trying to snag customers who are increasingly in penny-pinching mode. From Wordnik.com. [Marketers Rethink Promotions to Accent Value] Reference
Even a 40% decline in the price of gasoline since July did little to motivate penny-pinching consumers to buy more than the basics. From Wordnik.com. [Retailers Wallow and See Only More Gloom] Reference
Usually Eugene O'Neill's semi-autobiographical household is dominated by the explosive, penny-pinching Irish patriarch James Tyrone. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother Of All Mary Tyrones] Reference
Times 'executives have clearly seen their own future and it consists entirely of penny-pinching, nervous, hundred-plus-millionaires. From Wordnik.com. [Phil Bronstein: Is the New York Times Too Rich for Your Blood?] Reference
Health insurance is beginning to resemble air travel -- where deep-pocketed business passengers subsidize penny-pinching vacationers. From Wordnik.com. [Why ObamaCare Will Raise Your Bill] Reference
At GM, though, the penny-pinching is visible at the microscopic level, from cheaper pencils to elimination of voice mail in the plants. From Wordnik.com. [Pencils? Wall Clocks? No Cost Cuts Are Too Small at GM] Reference
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