Sentence examples similar to thrifty practices from inspiring English sources
She was also practical, thrifty and spiritual.
Yet both have an unusual open-air feeling and are filled with lyrical location work — "Captain Lightfoot" was shot on in Ireland, hardly standard practice for the thrifty Universal — that projects Sirk's love of nature, which he spoke of passionately in interviews and had little chance to explore in his later, often studio-bound films.
There's also a certain amount to be gleaned about thrifty hotel management at the time, through the amusing practices of the fondly remembered proprietor, Madam Rachou.
Until its license arrives, Mutiara encourages diners to bring their own wine, a practice that will be welcomed by the thrifty.
So on the May weekend before the next EVOC test, he went to the Thrifty outlet at the airport and rented one for two days of practice.
They perform well as a laboratory for the kind of pictures that the studio can't make, or doesn't want to make; they employ a thrifty business model that the studio itself is unwilling to put into practice; they serve as the studio's conscience and, increasingly, as its representative in the Academy Awards nominations, where they have scored heavily in recent years.
Previous research -- and numerous thrifty shoppers -- have compared food costs based on the price per calorie, a practice that makes high-calorie fast food seem like a bargain when compared to veggies and fruit, the AP reported.
The thrifty phenotype hypothesis.
