Sentences with phrase «on a spending spree in»

GOP gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino went on a spending spree in the final weeks of the primary, dropping nearly $ 1.2 million — most of it his own cash — in his successful quest to defeat former Long Island Rep. Rick Lazio for Row B.

Apache went on a spending spree in which it made several multi-billion dollar deals for new assets.

For example, a person who is feeling like he's lost his freedom in marriage may go on some spending sprees in an attempt to gain back control.

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Flush with cash withdrawn from the equity in their homes and other borrowed money, Canadian consumers have gone on a spending spree with gains spread across a wide variety of retail sectors, including vehicles, building materials, home furnishings, clothing and food.

LONDON, Nov 24 - Retailers across Europe chased shoppers on «Black Friday» in a test of consumer demand, particularly in Britain where the spending spree imported from the U.S. has become a particular feature.

This will help keep your expenses in check, simplify account management and limit the risk of an employee going on a spending spree.

Venezuela, an oil - rich nation that went on a spending spree, is struggling to meet $ 10 billion in debt obligations this year, since 95 percent of export earnings depend on crude.

Which of our environmental and social responsibility projects need immediate work without getting everyone in the province upset that the NDP is on a predictable, drunken spending spree.

His detailed responses to complex questions on issues of economy, foreign policy, etc., reflect his excellent ability to make sound policy that can help get this country back on track and fix some of the flawed policies and spending sprees of «normal» politics in recent years and decades.

As Jim and Tammy pleaded with the faithful to give their all, Jim and Tammy did their best to spend their all: $ 25,000 for a face lift for Jim; $ 8,500 for an anniversary bash at a Charlotte restaurant; $ 10,000 for a shopping spree in New York; $ 100,000 for a whim - of - the - moment chartered flight to California; and on and on, all from PTL coffers.

If we can secure Petr Cech and Kondogbia early on in this transfer window, then we spend the rest of the summer searching for the superstriker marquee signing that will signal the end of this years spending spree.

The Sun is reporting that this ban will see Madrid embark on the biggest spending spree in football history of around # 250 million.

Go on a spending spree like a drunken sailor to bring in good players, what happens if Wenger refuses to give them play time like he did to Lucas Perez, a player bought for 17 million pounds.?

Manchester City could be set to go on an epic spending spree in order to solve their problems this summer, with three big names seemingly on Manuel Pellegrini's radar ahead of next season.

QPR boss Mark Hughes has set his sights on Spurs centre - back Sebastien Bassong and Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega in a last - minute spending spree.

The times Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United and Co. have gone on spending sprees, brought in players that make us green with jealousy as they're players who are Football Manager superstars, have Youtube compilations worthy of shock and awe and possess great stats in the less competitive leagues around Europe, only to fade into the long list of players who never made it in the Premier league.

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I have never ever seen any of the teams you mentioned go on a spending spree and axe 6 or 7 squad players and bring in that many players in a window.

Man United boss Louis van Gaal has set his sights on a number of big name captures, this after spending over # 150m on new signings over the summer, and is ready to sell Spaniard Juan Mata in order to help finance a spree according to the Daily Mail.

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With Arsenal still fighting on three fronts, although any further progress in the Champions League is about as likely as Stan Kroenke and Arsene Wenger going on a Man City style spending spree, it was always going to be an unwanted burden to have to fit another game in.

Manchester United are apparently lining up a barnstorming # 215million spending spree on four top players in a bid to get themselves back on track as one of the country's biggest clubs.

Man United boss Louis van Gaal has his sights firmly set on another spending spree with the Old Trafford manager eyeing up as many as five possible signings in the January transfer window.

Spalletti is likely to want another spending spree in the summer to bring the club closer to the title challengers, and Bernard is seen as an ideal option on the left side of the attack in a typical 4 -2-3-1 formation for the Nerazzurri.

Gameiro signed for his current club, Paris Saint - Germain, in the summer of 2011 as their wealthy new owners went on a spending spree.

But in the summer of 2012, the club again went on a mass spending spree backed by their rich owners from Qatar, and the arrivals of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ezequiel Lavezzi meant that Gameiro dropped down to merely a backup player at the club.

Milan are in the midst of a massive spending spree backed by their new owners, who seem hell - bent on bringing the glory days back to the San Siro.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino is gearing up for a shock - and - awe style spending spree over the next two weeks in hopes of raising his name recognition and capitalizing on his momentum to defeat frontrunner Rick Lazio in the Sept. 14 primary.

«It's interesting that the Governor would be willing to raise money for the same cabal of Democrat Senators who in 2009 raised taxes... and are now itching to do away with the property tax cap, go on a massive taxpayer - financed spending spree and roll back all of the economic progress we've made over the last six years,» said Scott Reif, a spokesman for Senate Republicans.

McCain himself has begun to raise the specter of unified Democratic control of all levers of government; at a speech this morning in Cleveland, McCain condemned the «spending spree» that Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.)-- a group he called a «dangerous threesome» — would take the country on if elected.

In 1997, Gordon Brown launched a tax raid on private pensions to fund part of his public spending spree.

The government announced plans on Sunday for a # 9bn investment in the rail network, including electrification of railway lines and a fund to pay for reopening lines and stations, which Cameron declared would be the biggest rail spending spree since Victorian times.

Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon went on a six - figure spending spree after taking over in January, forking over $ 50,000 for new carpeting and furniture and another $ 67,000 for an SUV.

Two independent expenditure committees funded in part by wealthy supporters of charter schools are wrapping their spending sprees on Senate Republican candidates with large ad purhcases in two state Senate races upstate.

Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon went on a six - figure spending spree after taking over in January, forking over $ 50,000 for new carpeting and furniture and another $ 67,000 for an SUV, The Post has learned.

Bernie Sanders went on a spending spree last month in his bid for the White House — and now has just $ 14.7 million in his war chest, less than half...

If Cuomo can end up with Republicans battling each other for months, while he sits on the sidelines — essentially a repeat of 2010, when Cuomo ran unopposed, while Rick Lazio and Paladino fought — he can shave months off of his actual campaigning, save his money for a final spending spree, and face a battered opponent in November.

«The Democrats on the board went on a spending spree this month,» Astorino said, «Next month the bills will start coming in.

And while a little mindful shopping every once in a while never hurt anybody, it seems odd to follow up a day centered on gratitude with a spending spree.

There are so many great western - inspired pairs available in stores right now that I'm about to go on a rampant spending spree if Hubbs doesn't lock up my wallet first.

And then as I was clearly on a spending spree I added a lip pencil in a classic shade Pillow Talk which goes perfectly with the nude YSL lipstick

Off Screen AV Club Pepe the Frog dies, killed by his cartoonist creator who was upset that his initially harmless creation had been turned into a symbol of hate by Neo Nazis EW Nicki Minaj went on a spending spree for fans for an hour on twitter, paying their student loans and tuition Boy Culture congrats to Dustin Lance Black and Tom Daley who reportedly married Towleroad a rave review of the London production of Angels in America Jezebel leaked tracklist for a deluxe reissue of Prince's masterpiece Purple Rain

Isla Fisher is on a permanent spending spree in the romantic comedy «Confessions of a Shopaholic.»

With the loan money in your bank account, you might be tempted into spending the money on other things, like a shopping spree.

Right now the government is on a massive spending spree in Louisiana to help fix up the state, but unfortunately, none of these funds are being allocated towards credit card relief and debt consolidation programs, besides for the federal student loan consolidation programs currently in place.

Whether your spouse went on a few credit card — fueled spending sprees in grad school, has an old account collecting dust, or has a financial history that's much more troublesome — you're going to have to face reality.

For instance, if you spend $ 200 on a double points shopping day, you'd earn 2,000 points, which translate into $ 20 back in rewards that you can use for your next shopping spree.

The downside: It's easy for a teenager to go on a spending spree and you'll be left holding the bag in the end.