Sentence examples for handy figures from inspiring English sources

If Apple is buying between 400 million and 500 million 4 gigabit NAND flash memory chips from Samsung, as reported in the trade press, that probably represents 40% of Apple's total orders, Handy figures.

Augustus Melmotte, the swindler in Trollope's The Way We Live Now, is always a handy figure to invoke whenever another titanic Wall St. moutebank is brought low.

Roy says she had given ideological opponents a handy hate figure.

The time could come in handy, because figuring out how to enforce the grace period is a work in progress.

On the other hand, it could be handy for figuring out which clothes might look good together.

(Thank goodness! Those come in handy when figuring out how to exist in a new physical reality).

Using anything handy – duct tape figures large – to haul yourself out of trouble.

If, for example, you've outperformed other sales representatives, have the figures handy to back up your statement.

The total is pretty fuzzy, because I've taken the most-current and detailed figures handy for each "creditor".

Although Jones became a forgotten figure, "Handy Man" has retained its appeal as a much covered song.

(Mr. Sethi said such techniques theoretically would work as well, but since many people tend to break down during interviews and disclose their salary information, it's a good idea to have the "total comp" figure handy).