feel the pinch

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

People on low or fixed incomes feel the pinch most.

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

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.

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

White-collars feel the pinch in Guangzhou