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

Weiner: The examples you cite reinforce my argument that women are still getting the short end of the stick.

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However, the creditors still get the short end of the financial stick: the face value of the common stock to be received will almost certainly be less than the face value of the original debt.

It does seem like a fantastically stupid double standard for men to think and get emotional and still have the right to lead the Church but women get the short end of the stick.

Nigeria perhaps got the short end of the stick as they finished on 11 points and still failed to qualify, but they took one out of a possible six points against first placed Guinea.

It could have been a really valuable lesson to learn that sometimes you get the short end of the stick, but your parents are still there for you even when they can't change the outcome of the situation.

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.

It's a bigger sliver than we were getting form conventional publishers but it's still the short end of the stick.

Pontius still seems to be getting the short end of the stick, I barely remember actually using him during most puzzles, but it's satisfying, enjoyable stuff.