Übersetzungen für „penny-pinching“ im Englisch » Deutsch-Wörterbuch

I . ˈpen·ny-pinch·ing SUBST no pl

penny-pinching

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penny-pinching

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II . ˈpen·ny-pinch·ing ADJ inv

penny-pinching

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penny-pinching

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She was surrounded by well-meaning nurses who themselves tried to fight the good fight against self-absorbed docs and penny-pinching hospital policies.

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My generation has muddled along in the middle, spared tuition fees but looking forward to a penny-pinching retirement.

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For example, high-margin, premium-product companies that serve wealthy customers do not belong in businesses where penny-pinching is a source of great pride and celebrated behavior.

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Another is recently dead, to the great relief of his widow; a third is penny-pinching on his honeymoon.

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Thatcher grew up in an era of hardship and penny-pinching, but she also lived in an age of high social solidarity and restraint.

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Yet, at the same time, penny-pinching centralization is putting people out of work.

www.thesudburystar.com

She's loath to reduce human life to a dollar figure, but willing to make the argument if it motivates penny-pinching politicians to support safer streets.

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Perhaps, he is being driven by mediocrity or needless penny-pinching.

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Maybe they observed the struggle you had bringing them up and it triggered penny-pinching tendencies.

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The penny-pinching atmosphere of the 1930s produced hypercautious commanders and defective torpedoes.

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