Sentence examples for a couple of pay from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a couple of pay" is not correct in standard written English.
It is unclear and does not convey a specific meaning; "pay" typically refers to a noun that requires a quantifiable context, such as "a couple of payments."
Example: "I need to make a couple of pay adjustments this month."
Alternatives: "a couple of payments" or "a couple of salaries."

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Most of us are a couple of pay packets from being insolvent.

Adviser Nadeem Khan says most of us are "just a couple of pay cheques away from being homeless", and certainly there are lots of people out there with few reserves, some of whom have reached the point where they need help to keep a roof over their heads.

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I think a lot of people in this country don't realise that they, too, are a couple of pay-cheques away from destitution".

A couple of paying converts does not a franchise make.

But it also has a couple of paid versions.

Rhapsody currently offers a couple of paid tiers to its service – a more affordable radio offering, and a $9.99/month on-demand service that will now include KIDS.

The company's short-term goal is to get a couple of paying customers by the end of the year, then begin to grow the company from there.

Rhonda Sing stated that Ellison contacted her and offered to let her wrestle Richter in a couple of pay-per-view matches for the WWF in 1985, but demanded she receive half of Sing's pay check; a stipulation Sing was unwilling to accept.

At the district-level community, services should be integrated into the health facilities/fixed centers through district health committees, a couple of paid community workers who would supervise a number of unpaid community volunteers to cover the population in the entire catchment area.

Shoppers can then place an order in just a couple of taps, pay, and have their book ready for instant in-store collection or delivery within the hour".

But, if you're going to be a public person, to be able to use your voice about something you really care about and have maybe a couple of people pay attention?

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