Sentence examples for belt cutting from inspiring English sources
I can feel my belt cutting into my paunch," Ms. Robertson moaned.
To start, there's a hint of ethical propriety: it feels righteous to contemplate tightening the belt, cutting the fat, putting the house in order (especially when it's someone else's belt, fat and house).
We expect you--our government--to do what We the People are doing in these challenging times: tightening our belt, cutting the extras and prioritizing the things that really matter.
Depending on the shape of the end of the belt, and the color of the belt, cutting the end may look strange.
Ever since the credit crunch of 2008 writers have been tightening belts, cutting back and, in extreme cases, staring into an abyss of penury.
The proposed deal also came with an assurance that Half Moon Bay's officers would be offered jobs with the Sheriff's Office, which has also had to tighten its belt, recently cutting two dozen jobs and $5.6 million from its budget.
In the short run, Trump can almost certainly boost defense spending, cut corporate taxes, and invest in significant new infrastructure in Rust Belt states, while cutting Medicaid and other programs more broadly targeted at the poor.
As far as we can tell, the bodyguard survived because he was the only person in the vehicle who was wearing his safety belt.' The cutting continued, as police rounded up five photographers at the scene and impounded their motocycles.
If you desire a longer or shorter belt, adjust by cutting longer or shorter leather strands before you tie knots or begin to braid.
"They started feeling like: Gosh, here we are tightening our belts, we're cutting out restaurants, we're cutting out our gym membership, in some cases we're not buying new clothes for the kids.
Big banks including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank have announced further belt-tightening by cutting costs, including reducing staff, as they address the impact of the European debt crisis and the costs of increased regulation.
