the pinch

From the sun-drenched Spanish costas, to the wind-lashed Breton coast, Brits who have moved abroad are undoubtedly feeling the pinch.

Well, you could. But then how would you know that you didn't just dream the pinch itself and then transition into a different dream?

With Italy under strain, along with Spain, European corporate bonds began to feel the pinch Monday, along with stocks across the continent.

With average pay only rising by 1. 2% a year at the moment, we are certainly going to feel the pinch.

In his own huts download a bamboo tree, bamboo, sooner or later force in the pinch for a while.

"Society has been feeling the pinch of death, " Yunus says, and no ordinary bank is prepared to help.

But if oil stays this high for weeks on end, or if it goes even higher, Asian economies and consumers are likely to feel the pinch.

Shopkeepers are beginning to feel the pinch because no one has a lot of money to spend these days.

So, hotels never feel the pinch of the "cost" of that piece of business.

"I kept waiting for him to say, 'Well, times are tough on all of us, ' or 'Who isn't feeling the pinch these days, eh? '" Chandler said.

Even though barely a dozen of the hundreds of favelas have been reclaimed so far, the drug lords are clearly already feeling the pinch.

BYD is not the only carmaker feeling the pinch: this week Ford of the US said its July sales were down 6 per cent year on year.

When Dad told us that we didn't have much money, none of us were surprised. We had been feeling the pinch for months.

But the poorest people in the US were not the only ones to feel the pinch of increased inequality.

As the global economic crisis puts the pinch on pockets, firms around the world are finding interesting ways to collect.

On the face of it, banks are feeling the pinch, charging each other high rates in the interbank lending market.

After rising in the first three months of the year, oil prices are starting to feel the pinch of burgeoning inventories.

There was also much hand-wringing about money, as governments and taxpayers in rich countries feel the pinch.

While animals who depend on the land may feel the pinch when it comes to food, for local residents, it's lost business.

China development is by no means perfect. China does feel the pinch of urgency for furthering all around reform.

With the recession hitting home, unemployment rising and the cost of living still at a high, most people are feeling the pinch.

He told her he's feeling the pinch too, and that he had to dip into her college fund to pay the mortgage.

A pinch is painful pressure. To feel the pinch is to suffer painful pressure involving money.

Bag makers have already felt the pinch from the looming restrictions. Some have even been forced out of business.

Companies are also feeling the pinch. Best Buy Co cut its profit outlook for the year on Tuesday, citing economic uncertainty.

One or two fingers are accepted as part of the pinch-detection step to enhance the overall tracking.

Workers at thousands of smaller companies in the construction sector are also feeling the pinch.

Many in your world who have unconsciously aligned themselves with the Matrix are to feel and are already feeling the pinch now.

Of course, when millions of voters feel the pinch of rapidly rising prices, politicians find it hard to stand idly by.

Meanwhile, the "pinch" mechanism lids simply add an extra squeezing motion to the peel-back process, without any noticeable benefits.

I also began to grasp the hand smoke in one ear expunged the pinch.

The taxi drivers, known for their white gloves and doors which swing open at the touch of a button, are also feeling the pinch.

As consumers cut back, retailers are feeling the pinch, with some stores faltering through the holiday season while others close.

Companies based in Asia that sell everything from sweaters to solar panels in Europe are feeling the pinch already.

You pinch the pinch, pinch two years, the bamboo pole on the side of the cut-off change, but also to restore the cut-off round.

Big American multinational manufacturing companies can feel the pinch of dollar-renminbi fluctuations.

B: His company is facing bankruptcy and he has three kids to raise! He's starting to feel the pinch.

To feel the pinch is to suffer painful pressure involving money.

And, as softer economic growth weakens demand for commodities, exporters of raw materials will start to feel the pinch.

It said, "so much money having been spent . . . All classes felt the pinch. "

Low-cost exports may not collapse, but anecdotal evidence suggests that exporters are already feeling the pinch.

Nowadays, the superficiality of language and the pinch of ideology pose a threat to the cultural exchange in various degrees.

Manufacturers say are they feeling the pinch as local authorities mandate tougher limits on electricity use.

Luxury-goods companies have been feeling the pinch as sales of high-end trinkets have slowed.

There's so much on offer for free that retailers are feeling the pinch.

Smaller hedge funds in particular will feel the pinch as Wall Street's lenders look more carefully at who will get their money.

As a result, fuel replaced housing as the commodity responsible for most of the pinch in local consumers' prices.

However, even in this small border town in northern Afghanistan, he is feeling the pinch of the global economic crisis.

The fail safe air package is a stand by system designed to actuate the pinch valve closed in the event of plant air failure.

Textile and apparel exporters in Asia say consumers may feel the pinch with more expensive T-shirts and jeans.

But the copper industry also is feeling the pinch of reduced credit, said Simon Hunt, an industry consultant.

They are on hand to offer a stamp of approval or, in difficult times, more substantial help for western companies feeling the pinch.

Arab bloggers in Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait and Egypt are also feeling the pinch, and writing about it too.

Standard method of measuring the pinch temperature of quartz-tungsten-halogen lamps.

Woman: That's right. In fact, most town-centre health and beauty chains are feeling the pinch, with few planning to expand.

He suffered from the pinch of his tight shoes.

Swedish researchers working on development issues will also feel the pinch.

Asustek, the Taiwanese computer company, is already feeling the pinch.

The high rate of unemployment is making many families feel the pinch .

Though most renters are low-income, more middle-income renters are feeling the pinch, too.

People are feeling the pinch. In recent weeks factory workers have protested outside the presidential office over unpaid wages.

Okinawan businesses are feeling the pinch from the lockdown, which will be reviewed next week.

When the examination, not with fingers grasp knead breast tissue, or you will catch the pinch to breast tissue mistaken for mass.

Because many people the pinch, reduce the number of eating out, resulting in California wine in restaurants, hotel sales fell by 10%.

Trapped, the water rose in Dublin, which is closer to the water line than Belfast which lies just at the pinch.

It is not just emerging markets that are feeling the pinch.

And even wealthy people who are not feeling the pinch may have become more cautious about spending ostentatiously.

Some regions of the country are already feeling the pinch.

EVEN the wealthy burghers of Monaco are feeling the pinch.

Many families are feeling the pinch at the grocery store and the gas pump.

The obvious assumption is that it's all cost driven, that governments are desperate to save money, much as enterprises feel the pinch.

With crude oil closing in on $100 a barrel, the pinch of higher prices is being felt worldwide.

March 09, 2009: One year ago, rising oil prices were taking travel costs to new heights and business travelers were feeling the pinch.

Even the much-vaunted state sector is feeling the pinch.

It is not just the world's luxury goods makers that are feeling the pinch.

Even China, the region's juggernaut, is feeling the pinch.

Bus owner-drivers in particular are feeling the pinch.

Even regular workers are feeling the pinch these days.

Feel the pinch Something's wrong with Alan. He looks so unhappy.

The pinch was a compromise.

Small businesses are feeling the pinch.

If Asia's boom stutters or steel prices fall sharply from their current peak, Evraz will feel the pinch.

S. mills are feeling the pinch and need pricing relief.

The pinch hitter. - Exactly. lt's perfect.

Hailed as a milestone , it can use tiny movements such as the pinch of a finger to generate power.

People on low or fixed incomes feel the pinch most.

But like all of us, they are feeling the pinch of inflation and feeling it badly.

He says that middle- and high-end shops are feeling the pinch, as consumers come in less frequently or go to lower-priced salons.

With most of the world suffering from a recession, to some degree, students are feeling the pinch.

Felt the pinch of the recession .

At the same time, of course, falling house prices in America, Britain, Spain and Ireland threaten to make consumers feel the pinch.

We felt the pinch after Father lost his Job.

People in businesses may say they feel the pinch. Or they may say they are up against it.

Many restaurants in China are starting to feel the pinch, as Feng Jinchao explains.

Well, it's a financial term and it means that people in Britain are feeling the pinch right now.

People in business may say they feel the pinch. Or they may say they are up against it.

Recent surveys confirm that firms are not yet feeling the pinch.

When the bag is filled to the preset weight, the P. C. Digital controller actuates a limit switch, closing the pinch tube cut-off.

A friend is someone who will stand by you when it comes to the pinch.

When I'm gone he can step into my shoes without feeling the pinch .

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