Sentence examples for a sharp squeeze of from inspiring English sources

It is the progress of these would-be rakes that lends the film its halting, Godardian rhythm: every now and then, the sound blots out completely, and a voice-over cuts into the action like a sharp squeeze of lemon — putting the friends in their place, or predicting futures.

There will be a sharp squeeze on public investment on top of the deep cuts since 2008.

Described by OBR chairman Robert Chote as a "very sharp squeeze", some 60% of the total spending reduction between 2010 and 2020 is forecast to come in the next parliament.

Robert Chote, chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility, predicts a "very sharp squeeze" as only 40 per cent of cuts deemed to be necessary have been made in the current parliament while the next is required to account for the remaining 60 per cent.

And remember that these increases have occurred at a time of sharp squeeze on living standards - and at a time when most retailers have found it almost impossible to raise prices at all.

If you want more of a curl than a sharp bend, squeeze and hold your lash curler in the middle of your eye lashes as well.

In one sign of the risks to the outlook, US Airways announced that it would lay off as many as 11,000 employees, reflecting the sharp squeeze on the entire airline industry because of the threat of terrorism.

A sharp lending squeeze in China in recent weeks has also cast doubt over growth in the world's second biggest economy, causing further ripples of nervousness across global stock markets.

There is a sharp intake of breath.

This is a sharp change of attitude.

A sharp intake of breath.