Noun : The mayor ordered a belt-tightening for all city offices. From Dictionary.com.
Try some belt-tightening of your own for a change. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2009] Reference
Some counties may get by with more belt-tightening. From Wordnik.com. [Ore. Debates Why Counties Are Hurting For Cash] Reference
WIENER: Yes, they are doing a lot of belt-tightening. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2009] Reference
But what about this belt-tightening you were talking about?. From Wordnik.com. [The Dangerous Hour]
So in a way German belt-tightening contributed a lot to that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2009] Reference
President FERNANDEZ in mid-2004 promised belt-tightening reform. From Wordnik.com. [The 2005 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Europeans should know that more, not less, belt-tightening awaits. From Wordnik.com. [Stop Making Excuses] Reference
Another major U.S. carmaker announcing some belt-tightening measures. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2006] Reference
Along with his wife, Kathleen, Fuld has exhibited a modest belt-tightening. From Wordnik.com. [Defiant Dick Fuld blames false rumours and the Fed for collapse of Lehman] Reference
Newly elected President FERNANDEZ in mid-2004 promised belt-tightening reform. From Wordnik.com. [The 2005 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Gross margin rose to 70.9% from 61.1% on belt-tightening and the revenue bounce. From Wordnik.com. [National Semi Sees Limited Growth] Reference
It was a profitable operation all in all, made more so by Doumanian's belt-tightening. From Wordnik.com. [Knock On Woody, He's Doing Fine] Reference
Some people we interviewed are eager to catch their next film, despite belt-tightening. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2008] Reference
Most worrisome, though, is that all the belt-tightening hasn't put a choke hold on costs. From Wordnik.com. [Experimental States] Reference
Recession-driven belt-tightening by consumers is another reason for the shallow penetration. From Wordnik.com. [Buzzword: Socket Saturation] Reference
OAKLEY: Task number two: cheering up the German people, who now face belt-tightening reforms. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2005] Reference
Such belt-tightening risks aggravating social and political tensions in already fragile societies. From Wordnik.com. [Davos: Show Us The Jobs!] Reference
This is a show about shedding excess fat through a painful process of belt-tightening and attrition. From Wordnik.com. [George Crile Dies: CBS News Producer, Reported on C.I.A.] Reference
The mayor warned of further belt-tightening as New Orleans rebuilds after two devastating hurricanes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2005] Reference
Miller says the country is in crisis and in debt and that everyone will have to do some belt-tightening. From Wordnik.com. [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference
The Pittsburgh company underwent major belt-tightening as demand and prices dropped during the recession. From Wordnik.com. [Alcoa Loss Narrows on Pricing Gains] Reference
The Pentagon's belt-tightening has caused consternation within industry about the potential impact on profits. From Wordnik.com. [Gates Digs In on Budget Cuts] Reference
And, second, the politics of a recession mean that "belt-tightening" messages are likely to have greater traction. From Wordnik.com. [Labour's strategy is stuck in the past] Reference
Also visit our updated recession-survival guide, which offers belt-tightening tips for getting through tough times. From Wordnik.com. [Can the housing crisis impact the 2008 presidential election?] Reference
The reform law extends that to 2029 through belt-tightening, attacking fraud and waste, and new sources of revenue. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Guest: Health Reform - The Early Benefits] Reference
The belt-tightening by the auto companies is a suitable reflection of the sacrifices that many of us are making at home. From Wordnik.com. [2010 Detroit Auto Show: A smaller, more serious auto show] Reference
As talk of recession and belt-tightening makes headlines, I wonder where and how I lost my grandfather's sense of thrift. From Wordnik.com. [A Penny Saved is a Penny Spent] Reference
The high-powered crowd demonstrated its belt-tightening commitment to the Kerry campaign by dining on takeout Chinese food. From Wordnik.com. [John Kerry's Rainy Day] Reference
I have, though, met plenty of people who are belt-tightening because they fear public spending cuts will cost them their job. From Wordnik.com. [Growth deniers and deficit deniers. Let the battle begin] Reference
They bitterly resent Mbeki's belt-tightening economic program, intended to make the economy more attractive to foreign capital. From Wordnik.com. [Paranoia... Or Politics?] Reference
It also suggested that the government would need far more belt-tightening to meet budget targets this year and avoid a default. From Wordnik.com. [Greece edges closer to defaulting on its debt] Reference
The Consumer Reports Money Adviser recently published a list of belt-tightening moves you can make to trim your overall spending. From Wordnik.com. [Fashionable frugality] Reference
As the recession worsens through 2009, it's likely that belt-tightening will more and more become the factor behindfalling demand. From Wordnik.com. [Will Mandy's latest scheme kickstart the car industry?] Reference
Also, in this time of belt-tightening, why are lawmakers from both parties are hoping to spend eye-popping amounts on pet projects?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 24, 2009] Reference
Thanks to the Spartan habits formed during his connection with both services, belt-tightening has no terrors for Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 19, 1917] Reference
But somehow, the necessary belt-tightening seems to have changed the look and feel of Condé Nast even more than that of other publishers. From Wordnik.com. [The Gilded Age of Conde Nast Is Over] Reference
The opponents of belt-tightening seem to be saying that they want it paid for by higher taxes, which will hit wealth - creation prospects. From Wordnik.com. [Europe is Acting as Though it Wants to be Left Behind] Reference
The Hungarians and the Czechs both aim to join the euro zone by 2010 and, to meet the EU criteria, will have to impose more belt-tightening. From Wordnik.com. [THE FAB BLAIR BOYS] Reference
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