Sentences with phrase «belt tightening measures»

In a tough economy, especially, belt tightening measures can be the difference between survival and failure of a business.

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Today, with Londoners grumbling under the yoke of belt - tightening austerity measures, the city's appetite for lasers and massive sports arenas seems to be shrinking fast.

France, Spain, Greece and Portugal are already in recessions, and Italy is expected to head into one as a result of belt - tightening measures being pushed by its new prime minister, Mario Monti.

Eastport - South Manor school officials, whose district is among four on Long Island identified by the state comptroller as fiscally stressed, have begun notifying residents that belt - tightening measures — including staff and program cuts — may lie ahead.

Eastport - South Manor school officials, whose district is among four on Long Island identified by the state comptroller Thursday as fiscally stressed, have begun notifying residents that belt - tightening measures — including staff and program cuts — may lie ahead.

But on a day when British finance minister George Osborne announced a series of painful belt - tightening budget measures, observers say that the outcome for science could have been worse.

According to Mercedes, «Pre-Safe can sense an impending collision and take measures to protect occupants during the valuable seconds before impact, including tightening front seat belts, raising side windows and closing the sunroof.»

Using electronic stability control sensors to measure steering angle, vehicle yaw, and lateral acceleration and brake assist (BAS) sensors to detect emergency braking, the system can tighten the seat belts, adjust seat positions including rear seats (if installed), raise folded rear headrests (if installed), and close the sunroof if it detects a possible collision (including rollover).

Similarly, if you intend to tighten your belt in the first few years of retirement as a safety measure, you might make these ballast buckets smaller.