Sentences with phrase «get the short end of the stick by»

Only the Eagles could've got the short end of the stick by a rule that turns athletic plays into non-touchdowns.

Did the jilted partners get the short end of the stick by being dumped by a firm to which they gave years of service?

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There was a flurry of interest recently in a lawsuit launched by some Facebook shareholders, who apparently believe that they got the short end of the stick in the company's recent share restructuring.

There's a general consensus around Albany that NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio got the short end of the stick in the so - called framework deal announced yesterday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders, but the mayor is trying to put a positive spin on things, saying today there's still time for things to change while the deal remains open.

By the end of the film we don't even know what she does for a living, although it's her labour that supports Nash and child; her only moment of regret for getting the short end of life's stick comes during a tantrum she throws when Nash rejects her sexual advances.

(And in practice, charter schools are the ones getting the shorter end of the stick, on average receiving 70 percent of the per - pupil funding expended by district schools.)

The initial reaction by the US audience to the absence of an Exynos processor inside the Galaxy S III led to a lot of impressions that the US was getting the short end of the Samsung stick.

Graduate school students, by and large, get the short end of the stick on financial aid when compared to what is available to undergraduates.

While I'm sure that there's a certain demographics that can fly this airline without being taken advantaged of (those flying without luggage for example), by and large, most travelers have luggage and will therefore get the short end of the stick in the end.

But in the event of a correction, that exposes the state to possibly getting the short - end of the stick, unless they have some hedging features integrated into the payments system, which is the approach taken by blockchain - based P2P lender Salt Lending.

Most companies have some means by which to track employee attendance so that the business is not getting the short end of the stick.

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