Sentences with phrase «leaner times»

That rare breed who wears both hats says that combining new - home construction and existing - home sales into a single business model creates a synergy that energizes both businesses in good times and provides a safety net in leaner times.

This benefits people who use public transportation to commute, but routes which were cut in leaner times have not been reinstated.

These leaner times mean clients should ask more of their vendors, says Sean Doherty, Law.com's legal technology editor.

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The deal was a lot better in leaner times!

In leaner times, this money would supplement my lessened income, or I would cut back in other areas.

Many, such as the National Museum of Scotland and the National Portrait Gallery, have been underway for several years and have therefore had the advantage of being able to make the most of corporate space closures during recent leaner times.

At a time when tough - minded superintendents should have been preparing for leaner times by negotiating concessions from their bargaining units on salaries and benefits, federal policy cut them off at the knees.

But school board members from across the country say that's likely to change soon, and they're bracing for leaner times forced by the nation's economic downturn.

But as both political parties look for ways to cut the deficit, payments to growers are under the microscope, and farmers are bracing for leaner times.

In leaner times, this mechanism was a literal life saviour, nowadays when food is available everywhere, not so much.

Fermentation isn't simply a means of preserving food for leaner times, it is a crucial nutritional strategy to diversify gut bacteria.

Fact is, everyone expects leaner times in the not - too - distant future: Goldman Sachs economists note the current expansion is already 95 months old, the third - longest since 1854, and warn that the «medium - term risk of a recession» is growing.

We have this collection of players the manager began developing in leaner times - Ramsey, Ox, Walcott, Wilshere — none of whom I want to leave, all of whom the manager has understandably fought to develop and not block off; then we have three superb players in Cazorla, Ozil and Sanchez, all of whose signings delighted me.

Bill I'm with you completely on this.Even I sometimes find it difficult to motivate myself to go every week but you and I plus thousands of others have seen leaner times than this.

And after the club has stuck with the manager through much leaner times I am not sure they would decide to pull the trigger now.

Probably for centuries and it undoubtedly stemmed from leaner times in America when the thought of wasting food was heresy and there was not a freezer in every home.

The Company now proudly represents 12 million musical works, all of which were created by songwriters who need to pay their mortgages, feed their kids and keep a little saved for the leaner times so they can continue to do what they do best — create music for eager listeners.

While it's not ideal, a low - interest credit card can help provide the line of credit you need to get through leaner times.

«Now is the moment to get ready for leaner times.»

During these leaner times, more experienced venture investors typically have mixed emotions.

The oil majors always shoot themselves in the foot by laying off hundreds if not thousands of people In leaner times.

The payments from SAC Capital are welcome during these leaner times on Wall Street.

Or if you're facing leaner times, you might use the tools to streamline your approval process and point out places to cut back.

So if you can't build a cash reserve, at least do the homework when your company's not on thin ice to identify the people or institutions you might be able to turn to in leaner times.

In leaner times, you can reduce your contribution.

With Alberta in recession following a long slide in oil prices, Calgary's mayor says leaner times can spur economic creativity

We had a mission statement and planned how much money we personally needed to invest to get the company running and cash to set aside for lean times.

People queuing up for Mega Millions tickets aren't the only ones salivating over the record $ 540 million jackpot that could be won Friday — some state governments struggling through lean times know a hometown winner would bring a tax bonanza.

British Columbia's film industry, which for most of the past two decades commanded the lion's share of foreign - funded service production in Canada, has fallen on lean times.

Through these lean times, he never lost his optimism and credits his fortune in large part to those formative years.

It's a tried and true method, but it's probably costing you a bucketload of money and creating schedule feast or famine — periods where you stress through the lean times and run like a lunatic in the busy ones — according to a new ebook titled Breaking the Time Barrier from online accounting company FreshBooks.

Calculate your monthly obligations and then build in a cash reserve as a safety net in lean times.

When there are no boots left to strap, staying the course is a little easier when you know the approach you're taking has seen others through lean times.

If you need to rely on crazy perks — free lunches, laundry service, gym memberships, etc., you may find those same employees become entirely demotivated if you go through lean times and need to cut back.

Despite some lean times, the Dummers successfully converted a weekly tabloid into a glossy magazine that appeared 10 times a year.

An entrepreneur must stay levelheaded during the lean times, as well as when business is bountiful.

Because so many small businesses tend to be seasonal, it makes sense to clamp down on expenses and manage finances when times are lean, but it's just as important to be mindful of expenses and prepare for those lean times when business is booming and cash flow is good for a seasonal small business.

1) Will Shell find any buyers for these assets at this lean time when most prudent players aren't looking to buy?

Indian (and many other) brides would receive golden bangles to carry them through the lean times.

Betting among veteran observers from banks and think tanks is that he will lean this time toward selective tax breaks and other measures designed to encourage companies to hire and invest, rather than another big round of direct spending.

A small business owner must have access to capital or have a creative way to obtain funds to make it through any lean times.

More difficult, in the moment, is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting society's character.

Wisconsin was hit particularly hard by the country's most recent economic troubles, and many residents are still carrying debt from those lean times.

They guide us in the lean times and bless us in times of plenty.

My dad didn't have to walk uphill both ways in the snow to school, but I know there were some lean times on the farm outside of Neosho, Missouri, where he grew up and where my grandmother still lives.

I assumed that these objections were fueled by the memories of lean times (the kind early coal miners experienced), which made them suspicious of any expenditures.

Thanksgiving, a day set aside in the United States to commemorate God's provision in lean times through the generosity of new friends, is immediately followed by Black Friday, which is routinely characterized by chaos and even violence.