Sentence examples for taking a big bite from inspiring English sources

Tough new federal regulations restricting overdraft charges and other penalties are already taking a big bite out of profits.

Together, they are taking a big bite out of gasoline consumption and emissions: hybrids use about 50% less gas and generate half as many emissions as traditional cars.

And, on Jan . 18 taking a big bite out of the new year, it's "Piranha 3D," combining soft-core exploitation with hard-core gore in a way that's so blatant it's rather charming.

But now that the stock market has settled back to earth, Mr. Bogle said he expected shareholders to start noticing that expenses were taking a big bite out of their funds.

Jim Yardley (NYT) THE GREEN PARTY A GAUNTLET THROWN -- One of the stations along the presidential campaign trail is the luncheon speech to the Detroit Economic Club, and yesterday Ralph Nader made his stop, taking a big bite out of the hand that had just fed him.

Ballmer: We are taking a big bite here.

Although the American market is sluggish, Mexico is taking a bigger bite of it.

Flooding and storms are also taking a bigger bite out of the economy.

"Everything is higher, and energy is taking a bigger bite out of people's budgets".

In a helicopter the pilot calls for power by manipulating the pitch of the rotor blades (a greater pitch taking a bigger "bite" of air and so demanding more power to maintain rotative speed).

An increase in social security insurance premiums in April is taking a bigger bite out of bonuses this year, they said, while higher food prices and recent increases in tobacco and liquor taxes have also undermined purchasing power.