The energy giants long ago realised that their small business customers were a soft touch, lacking either the financial muscle of large corporates or the regulatory protection extended to consumers.
Taking to a conference call with aides to Sen. Barack Obama, the 2004 Democratic nominee accused McCain of being "unbelievably out of touch," lacking a general understanding, and was having a "debate with himself" over the issue of Iraq.
Don't get me wrong: this is still a touch phone and lacks haptic feedback.
The new line of iPods includes a Nano model that has a touch screen and lacks buttons.
His first touch was lacking a few times, but Jones helped create goals and definitely carried an enforcer mentality in the center of the field.
She also wrote "Suspicious River," a brutal first novel about a self-victimizing prostitute, and "White Bird in a Blizzard," a novel that had a deft touch but lacked the vision of her new book.
A. J. Wardrop: Brecht, lacking a touch of humour, turned out historically powerful stuff (anag. less h; stuff = liquor).
J. R. Tozer: Crafty Bilko, he's in with the men (anag).. Mrs A. M. Walden: A bit gross, lacking a touch of urbanity?
(Eyewitnesses report her other dimensions are very good)." Not lacking a touch of showmanship, Chase-Brand climbed a tree for Life magazine, whose headline noted that her running aspirations put her "out on a limb".
There's something lacking, a touch of the bizarre or the perverse, with just one particularly nasty death to serve as a reminder that you're watching a Ben Wheatley film.
In this fascinating account, not lacking a touch of humor — we see the crew swearing "#@*%&!" as a cruise ship comes too close — the boat stays at anchor in "one sure spot," an image of quiet steadfastness.
