feeling the pinch

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

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

"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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Asustek, the Taiwanese computer company, is already feeling 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.

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.

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.

Small businesses are feeling the pinch.

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

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.

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

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

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