Lardner tried to do what he could, but accomplished little beyond turning in a batch of lyrics, most of which were found 3 days later under a chiffonier in a hotel room.
The three major stock indexes earlier traded in a tight range, supported by a gain of more than 12 percent in Cisco Systems shares and as investors took in a batch of economic data that pointed to slower growth.
The initial operator cutback, intended to save $1.7 million a year, was quietly included in a batch of belt-tightening measures in the authority's proposed 2008 budget, which was released last month.
Even small traces of PVC in a batch of PET, or traces of PET in a batch of PVC, will cause structural problems in recycling.
"Just when they're ready to strangle me," he said, "she brings in a batch of brownies.
Combining high- and low-pectin fruits helps too – a chopped apple, say, in a batch of strawberry jam.
In February, the fungus was found in a batch of trees sent from a Dutch nursery to Buckinghamshire.
Seymour's family went to court to try to sever their partnerships in a batch of properties through a forced sale.
Management sacked dozens of workers and have now brought in a batch of agency workers on zero-hours contracts.
Mitt Romney included Tesla in a batch of companies he called "losers" during last year's presidential contest.
When workers tightened the 17- to 24-foot-long bolts in March, 32 in a batch of 96 snapped.
