Sentence examples for miserly increase from inspiring English sources
So whereas Tony Blair comfortably survived early left-wing revolts, over a miserly increase to the basic state pension and cuts to single parents' benefit, the 10p guerrillas rapidly extracted their concessions.
Unison's head of health, Christina McAnea, said: "This 1% pay rise falls way below what health workers need and deserve after years of pay cuts, especially as changes to national insurance and pension contributions will absorb much of this miserly increase.
Prospect Trade Union said all 160 security staff at 10 airports, including Inverness, Dundee and some islands, had been offered a "miserly" 1% increase to a £6.85 hourly rate.
While employment is still for life for Toyota's full-time workers, some complain that the company is now miserly with wage increases.
WITH payouts on conventional investments miserly and tax increases looming on Jan . 1 financial advisers are talking up an alternative investment that offers much greater income and tax breaks: master limited partnerships, or M.L.P.'s.
The initially miserly level count increases significantly once enough trophies are collected, with secret stages gradually opening up and a particularly testing new mode unlocked after the credits have rolled.
For households, already coping with miserly wage growth, that is another reason not to spend.
But the increase, a miserly $5 million, will not be enough to make up for years of Congressional stinginess.
The two hour walk out follows strikes by academics and support staff in October and December over a "miserly" 1% pay increase for rank-and-file university staff.
Deftly turning the tables on Labor, he criticized government efforts to hold the line on pension increases as "miserly" and said pensioners were the "unwanted, unwelcome and uncool guests at New Labor's banquet".
