Sentences with phrase «rather than penny»

Treats should be closer in size to pencil eraser rather than a penny.

Rather than penny stocks, look for energy company stocks that are well - financed companies with no immediate need to sell shares at low prices.

If you're dealing with slightly warmer weather you can pair this outfit with a polished pair of brown loafers, making them tassel rather than penny to keep things less refined.

Rather than penny - pinching to preserve pounds, crowns and shillings, Bucklow believes that Henry III deliberately chose cheap materials and fake gemstones to accentuate one of the key themes of the altarpiece — miraculous transformations.

I recall Mike McCracken telling Premier Rae «if you are going to get hung, better to be hung for a pound rather than a penny» as he supported my call for a full - throttle Keynesian budget.

If there is dispute over the amount of debt that was legitimately owed, is there any clean way to record the fact that one is willing to offer the amount that one agrees is owed if any when the agency commits in writing to agreeing that the debt was in fact paid in full [e.g. if a company mishandles a customer change of address such that the customer never receives a bill for $ 5.47 for the last few days of service, and only finds out about that last bill when a collection agency demands $ 95.47, a payment of $ 5.47 should show up as payment in full, rather than pennies on the dollar.]

Not exact matches

As the Government Accountability Office explains, the markets began quoting prices in decimal increments rather than fractions of a dollar, while the minimum price increment was reduced to a penny on the stock market (and 5 or 10 cents on the options market).

When you do begin to budget your income, however, it is important to deal in pence rather than pounds and adopt a precise approach towards detailing each transaction.

Since we knew there was major resistance in $ AMD around the $ 11 level (see a monthly chart), we decided to lock in the solid gain, rather than trying to squeeze every penny out of the advance.

Penny stocks trade over the counter rather than on a public stock exchange.

For example, when we hear that «he is as sharp as a tack,» or that «she is as bright as a penny,» we understand these as coded messages rather than as the literal truth.

Curiously, the memory is a little stronger, the image a little firmer, in recollecting the buying of presents, rather than the getting: the simultaneous feeling of titanic generosity and utter miserliness, an endless calculation of love measured to the penny, and an irrecoverable sensation» the proud knowledge that one has, in a rage of magnanimity, squandered every cent, matched with the shameful awareness of just how paltry the result is.

Also despite our EXTREMELY SEVERE defensive crisis I read this morning that Wenger is haggling over the asking price for Mustafi from Valencia and, yet again, he seems more concerned with saving the club pennies rather than saving the club's season — and again I ask you, why is this??

Feels a bit like a panic buy but if he does nothing more than push Giroud so we see the player from the Euros rather that the player who went one - third of last season without scoring than he's worth every penny.

what Im trying to say is that there are certain players that are generally speaking more consistent than others and Ozil and Sanchez are two of those players BUT if they are having an off period then Wengers needs alternatives which as we speak he does not, this is entirely due to his penny pinching ways rather than anything else.

The structure of the club is wrong, and it is structured to make maximum profit for Kroenke, rather than like Sp * ds and Liverpool, who have invested in their back room staff, so they may not make as much profit, but every penny they spend is well spent.

I do not subscribe to the view that their tenure has been synonymous with penny pinching yet do not feel that they have spent their money wisely; the value of their asset has undoubtedly increased but on the back of the money pouring into the game rather than as a result of their own efforts in develop the footballing side of the club.

Rather than bring the company to justice, the order required only the most rudimentary cleanup, demanded no cleanup benchmark, and failed to order a single penny in penalties.

But early this year, Princeton materials scientists Steven Atkinson, Frank Stillinger and Salvatore Torquato found significantly less dense configurations by pushing the pennies together as if they were on a shrinkable pad of rubber rather than a rigid table, until reaching the «no closer» point.

Rather than diving into the question of ape language and dissecting Koko's abilities, Koko — The Gorilla Who Talks focuses more on the relationship between Koko and researcher Penny Patterson.

You can also save some pennies when you BYO thermos or tumbler rather than buying drinks served in disposable cups, such as Styrofoam or Solo cups, which generally have a lifetime span of half an hour.

Scafaria didn't have to search far for the record albums that would become Penny's evidence about our journeys being too often defined by what we have rather than who we have, as the collection is curated directly from Scafaria's own.

Penny Dreadful spent most of the season laying the groundwork for the finale's reveals (the show has always been about the how rather than the what).

With such attention to detail, we have to wonder why Mazda continues to favor the prop - held hood rather than spending a few pennies more on springs.

It may churn pennies rather than fat stacks at the start, but it's out there working for you, and builds with every passing day and every fresh release.

Rather than throwing an extra $ 50 toward a loan repayment, how much extra can I afford to pay (to the penny)?

They will encourage you to pay back every penny you owe, rather than trying to arrange a compromise with your creditors.

Rather than worrying about pinching every penny, they have established a savings goal.

Tip - offs to Rip - offs Steer clear of debt negotiation companies that: 1) guarantee they can remove your unsecured debt 3) promise that unsecured debts can be paid off with pennies on the dollar 4) require substantial monthly service fees 5) demand payment of a percentage of savings 6) tell you to stop making payments to or communicating with your creditors 7) require you to make monthly payments to them, rather than with your creditor 8) claim that creditors never sue consumers for non-payment of unsecured debt 9) promise that using their system will have no negative impact on your credit report 10) claim that they can remove accurate negative information from your credit report.

Rather than simply pinching pennies on gas, taking a few hours to lower these bills can feel much like getting a raise, delivering free money you can count on every month.

Rather than creating a need to comply with those rules, some broker - dealers will refuse to attempt to sell penny stock.

my lucky penny tells me we'll get a quick spike to 1249 as the final bears capitulate when we have an up Sep rather than a down one, Oct 9, then we get crushed in a trade war / dollar crash / inflation / lack of growth death spiral....

However, some homeowners would rather put every spare penny into an investment rather than paying down their mortgage debt.

Yelling, spanking, or shaking a can with pennies in it is too directly associated with the person rather than the act of scratching.

As for smaller items, I'll quickly check the exchange rate but, if there's not a massive difference, I'll buy with ease in mind rather than saving a few pennies.»

Rather than value points at the industry average of a penny each, Mastercard values them at two cents each — well above what the Titanium Card's competitors offer.

When you take advantage of the 0 % interest promotion, instead of most of your monthly payments going towards interest rather than the principal of your debt, every penny will be going towards eliminating your debt, freeing your future income for other purposes.

To do this you first need to get a trading license for the city, which as the name suggests lets you trade there, and that can cost a pretty penny, especially in a city allied to Genoa rather than Venice.

I would rather have Sony credit my wallet 1 penny than all of these games combined.

With EA having recently shed its leadership in the face of several under - performing games, it's clear that the biggest triple - A publishers have to start truly innovating rather than squeezing gamers for pre-order pennies.

The game is fun, has good graphics and great mechanics, will last you 150 + hours and has a ton of content — it's worth every penny if you can laugh at the occasional odd dialogue rather than get mad at it.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) Open - world games have become ten a penny in the past few years, to the point that they are less likely to arouse excitement than a rather doomy fatigue.

Artist Penny Slinger, a radical to the core, has talked about how frustrating she found 1970s feminism — her peers trying to take for themselves the recognition they hadn't had, rather than rethinking success and power altogether.

Rather than getting pennies in return for what you spend at the pump, you can save thousands by investing in a fuel - efficient vehicle, and even more by investing in a hybrid vehicle, even after paying for the upfront cost of the hybrid technology.

Rather than simply pinching pennies on gas, taking a few hours to lower these bills can feel much like getting a raise, delivering free money you can count on every month.

rather than saying «i'm a self - starter,» penny is savvy about inserting that into her experience bullets, showing rather than telling.

This means that rather than worrying and counting pennies, you can concentrate on your relationship and keeping that flame between you glowing even when miles apart.

An RPAC grant from NAR enabled the association to purchase higher - quality prizes, yet Platt still squeezed every penny out of the grant by purchasing highly discounted items throughout the year, rather than buying all the prizes one or two months before the auction.

A good agent earns every penny — and there are plenty of resources to help you choose a good agent, rather than just settling for «any» agent.

So, rather than individually wrapping everything with paper, I've used a combination of wrapping paper, along with color co-ordinated pre-packaged boxes to cut down time and let me tell you... it's worth every single penny.