The new car was the big-ticket item at the raffle. From LearnThat.org.
big-ticket items like cars and furs. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Obviously, this matters most for big-ticket items. From Wordnik.com. [Why Not Tax The Internet?] Reference
But this year he's not dwelling on big-ticket toys. From Wordnik.com. [The Bonus Babies Are Back] Reference
Japanese and German buyers have purchased big-ticket specimens. From Wordnik.com. [Treasure Of The Badlands] Reference
But they still don't like big-ticket programs or preferential hiring. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Voters: Beyond Bubbas And Yellow Dogs] Reference
Day care is a big-ticket item just around the corner for the Steinbergs. From Wordnik.com. [Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes] Reference
The higher your stock price, the easier it is to make big-ticket purchases. From Wordnik.com. [Why At&T Is Feeding Ducks] Reference
Shoppers recoiled from buying cars, appliances, and other big-ticket items. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Escape] Reference
Of course the pool of people able to afford big-ticket items is still limited. From Wordnik.com. [Global By Design] Reference
Instead of buying big-ticket items, consumers wait for prices to fall further. From Wordnik.com. [The Media Consortium: Weekly Audit: Silencing Conservative Deficit Hawks] Reference
Prosecution Needs a Rest What's up with America's big-ticket pop novelists, anyway?. From Wordnik.com. [Newsmakers] Reference
China's consumers also tend to save for big-ticket items, which constrains spending. From Wordnik.com. [Unleashing the Chinese Consumer] Reference
For our government it is the first serious big-ticket step forward in infrastructure. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Word: Praful Patel] Reference
"And the interesting fact is that our big-ticket, high-end, high-roller units are full.". From Wordnik.com. [Sam Zell Seeks Bigger Slice of Manhattan] Reference
What They BuyThe Japanese like U.S. consumer goods but shun big-ticket products like cars. From Wordnik.com. [Japan's Trade Charade] Reference
Mr. Gates has already undertaken serious efforts to scale back on big-ticket weapons systems. From Wordnik.com. [Gates Digs In on Budget Cuts] Reference
Many hit by the weak economy cut spending on big-ticket items and services, including vacations. From Wordnik.com. [Tech Gadgets Steal Sales From Appliances, Clothes] Reference
And big-ticket pep rallies serve another purpose as well: they make hard-core smokers feel better. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting And Switching] Reference
He's listened to his federal overseers lecture him on how to justify spending on "big-ticket items.". From Wordnik.com. [Cash And 'Cat 5' Chaos] Reference
In a sputtering economy, consumers are supposed to rein in their spending, particularly on big-ticket items. From Wordnik.com. [Sold!] Reference
Complexity has spread from big-ticket items like cars and planes to toasters, stuffed animals and Game Boys. From Wordnik.com. [Pondering The Future's Future] Reference
Russia has stepped into the breach, and it is now the biggest seller of big-ticket military hardware to China. From Wordnik.com. [Buying A Better Army] Reference
And then there's the construction of another big-ticket item called "the Yadanabon Silicon Valley cyber-city.". From Wordnik.com. [It's the Oil and Gas, Stupid] Reference
Your out-of-pocket costs may be higher, but you could stand a better chance of covering big-ticket medical costs. From Wordnik.com. [Beware Your Hmo] Reference
True, PhRMA instituted voluntary guidelines in 2002 banning big-ticket items, like harbor cruises and golf outings. From Wordnik.com. [Thanks, But No Thanks] Reference
Oh, and it might tap into the capital markets to create a business to lend cash to customers buying all these big-ticket items. From Wordnik.com. [And It Can't Count on a Bailout] Reference
That doesn't sit well with some nonprofit charities that have spent thousands of dollars on promotion to lure big-ticket buyers. From Wordnik.com. [Charity Case] Reference
Above all, Watman said, Desert Storm proved the soundness of the military's obsession with big-ticket, precision-guided weaponry. From Wordnik.com. [The Military's New Image] Reference
The larger threat is a further erosion of confidence that would depress demand for big-ticket items (cars, appliances) and homes. From Wordnik.com. [Economic Shockwaves] Reference
And India is buying big-ticket items from America: Boeing airplanes, nuclear reactors, earthmoving equipment and high technology. From Wordnik.com. [Inventing a Superpower] Reference
Much of it smacks of the big-ticket engineering projects of the 1970s that often eclipsed -- or ignored -- environmental concerns. From Wordnik.com. [This Is A Job For Brazil] Reference
Obama will be under pressure from progressives to push the big-ticket items in the Democratic platform, like universal health care. From Wordnik.com. [Obama’s Lincoln] Reference
Bangalore-based GMR is pursuing a variety of big-ticket infrastructure projects, including major upgrades to the New Delhi airport. From Wordnik.com. [India's GMR Looks to Sell U.S. Asset] Reference
I never bought any big-ticket items and whatever money the government didn't seize as ill-gotten gains ended up going to my lawyers. From Wordnik.com. [My Life as a Drug Dealer] Reference
But more than a show of force, it's a show window for big-ticket French weapons systems that Paris would like to sell in the region. From Wordnik.com. [The Empire Burden] Reference
Matching up is harder for employers, too, because the small companies that dominate the job market can't afford big-ticket recruiting. From Wordnik.com. [Help Wanted--Reluctantly] Reference
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