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Budgets aren't so tight. – Sandra Young	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
While the classical mineral royalty and streaming companies are tight on funds, you're going to see private equity and other investment type groups step up to the plate. – Douglas Silver	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Cutting community resources to treat patients with severe mental illness is a common response to tight local budgets, but it may increase problems in other parts of the healthcare system, and the broader community. – Ellen Meara	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I'm convinced that the oil sands CEOs understand that you can't be the high cost, high carbon producer in the world anymore, it was all a very tight timeline, because obviously, the premier wanted this announcement in the bag... before she goes to Paris. – Ed Whittingham	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is the same pattern of tight inventory and low first-time buyers that we've seen for several years now. We're up nicely on units and price from a year ago, so the market is in good position to improve steadily from here. – Stephen Phillips	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The absolute key ... is understanding the nature of inflation pressures in the U.S., the risk is we have quite tight labor markets, the risk is of cost-push pressures ... and that the accepted wisdom around the pace of U.S. policy move is actually understated. The implication there is for the dollar to get into seriously over-valued territory. – Standard Life Investments	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Security at U.N. climate conferences is always tight but understandably it will be even tighter for Paris. – Nick Nuttall	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
That work continues with SB 10 next year, to expand Medi-Cal to uninsured, undocumented adults and to remove barriers to the state exchange to allow undocumented immigrants who can afford it to purchase insurance with their own money. you would think the cost would damage the chances of it happening, but if you look at the way the California legislature has operated for the last 10-15 years, it seems even as they’re dealing with tight budgets and cutting services for other people, they keep coming up with new benefits for people who are in the country illegally. – Ira Mehlman	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
You would think the cost would damage the chances of it happening, but if you look at the way the California legislature has operated for the last 10-15 years, it seems even as they’re dealing with tight budgets and cutting services for other people, they keep coming up with new benefits for people who are in the country illegally. – Ira Mehlman	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Not much to talk about. I lost a wheel and retired and that's about it, it was tight. If you ask him, for sure he's going to blame me. But I'm sure if he'd gone over the kerb there would have been space. But obviously it was quite slippery there so he locked a bit the front wheel. – The Finn	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think it reflects the really tight financial and economic situation in the North. – Marzuki Darusman	Found on CNN 8 years ago
If you're Donald Trump and you come out and you act as if you're going to win everything all the time, you're going to lead every poll all the time—when you do start to fall, it is a bigger deal than if you're up and down and up and down or tight race, ben Carson has played this brilliantly. He has not said or gloated about polls. You rarely hear him talk about these poll numbers. Donald Trump, you hear about it every time he walks up on stage. – Ben Ferguson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I kind of expected it to be stuck in neutral, people are just sitting tight waiting for the Fed meeting, although frankly it is going to be a non-event. That doesn't mean people won't get a little concerned about it. – Randy Frederick	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
In the next step, monetary policy ... will be kept not too loose or too tight to ensure stable economic growth. – The PBOC	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Roseburg is a small, tight-knit community, it’ll take time and our patience as they grieve and recover. We call that UCC Strong. Roseburg strong. – Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I met Lamar in the ninth grade ... and was completely taken in by his wit, charm, and that devastating smile he so easily flashed at anyone he met, we dated from the 11th grade on and shared a tight bond due to a lot of things, including the fact that we both were products of broken homes. – Liza Morales	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Keeping Up With the Kardashians. i don't think I'll forget the tight knot I felt in the pit of my stomach the morning I received the text message with three simple words on the screen. It read 'I'm getting married' and it was from the man I'd spent more than 10 years of my life with. – Liza Morales	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I don't think I'll forget the tight knot I felt in the pit of my stomach the morning I received the text message with three simple words on the screen. It read 'I'm getting married' and it was from the man I'd spent more than 10 years of my life with. – Liza Morales	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I always try to buy a local SIM card so I've got cheap mobile data, you experience far more and enjoy it better on public transport than in a taxi so I try not to use Uber unless I really have to because of odd flight times or tight deadlines. – Stuart Bruce	Found on CNN 8 years ago
You experience far more and enjoy it better on public transport than in a taxi so I try not to use Uber unless I really have to because of odd flight times or tight deadlines. – Stuart Bruce	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We run a tight ship around here, we plan on being in for the long hall, and I think ultimately celebrity will sort of filter out of this. – Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Experience is always a good thing to have but today I think the match could have gone either way, if you play a tie-break against someone who’s such a good server as Nick you know it’s going to be tight. – Feliciano Lopez	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
She could have been better, she made us wait over an hour for her. I understand she is on a tight schedule, but she could have at least apologized for being late. – Hillary Clinton	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Filings at this level are incredibly low by historical standards, speaking to how tight labor markets are getting. – Stephen Stanley	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

Budgets aren't so tight.

– Sandra Young

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

While the classical mineral royalty and streaming companies are tight on funds, you're going to see private equity and other investment type groups step up to the plate.

– Douglas Silver

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Cutting community resources to treat patients with severe mental illness is a common response to tight local budgets, but it may increase problems in other parts of the healthcare system, and the broader community.

– Ellen Meara

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I'm convinced that the oil sands CEOs understand that you can't be the high cost, high carbon producer in the world anymore, it was all a very tight timeline, because obviously, the premier wanted this announcement in the bag... before she goes to Paris.

– Ed Whittingham

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is the same pattern of tight inventory and low first-time buyers that we've seen for several years now. We're up nicely on units and price from a year ago, so the market is in good position to improve steadily from here.

– Stephen Phillips

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The absolute key ... is understanding the nature of inflation pressures in the U.S., the risk is we have quite tight labor markets, the risk is of cost-push pressures ... and that the accepted wisdom around the pace of U.S. policy move is actually understated. The implication there is for the dollar to get into seriously over-valued territory.

– Standard Life Investments

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Security at U.N. climate conferences is always tight but understandably it will be even tighter for Paris.

– Nick Nuttall

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

That work continues with SB 10 next year, to expand Medi-Cal to uninsured, undocumented adults and to remove barriers to the state exchange to allow undocumented immigrants who can afford it to purchase insurance with their own money. you would think the cost would damage the chances of it happening, but if you look at the way the California legislature has operated for the last 10-15 years, it seems even as they’re dealing with tight budgets and cutting services for other people, they keep coming up with new benefits for people who are in the country illegally.

– Ira Mehlman

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

You would think the cost would damage the chances of it happening, but if you look at the way the California legislature has operated for the last 10-15 years, it seems even as they’re dealing with tight budgets and cutting services for other people, they keep coming up with new benefits for people who are in the country illegally.

– Ira Mehlman

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Not much to talk about. I lost a wheel and retired and that's about it, it was tight. If you ask him, for sure he's going to blame me. But I'm sure if he'd gone over the kerb there would have been space. But obviously it was quite slippery there so he locked a bit the front wheel.

– The Finn

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think it reflects the really tight financial and economic situation in the North.

– Marzuki Darusman

Found on CNN
8 years ago

If you're Donald Trump and you come out and you act as if you're going to win everything all the time, you're going to lead every poll all the time—when you do start to fall, it is a bigger deal than if you're up and down and up and down or tight race, ben Carson has played this brilliantly. He has not said or gloated about polls. You rarely hear him talk about these poll numbers. Donald Trump, you hear about it every time he walks up on stage.

– Ben Ferguson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I kind of expected it to be stuck in neutral, people are just sitting tight waiting for the Fed meeting, although frankly it is going to be a non-event. That doesn't mean people won't get a little concerned about it.

– Randy Frederick

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

In the next step, monetary policy ... will be kept not too loose or too tight to ensure stable economic growth.

– The PBOC

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Roseburg is a small, tight-knit community, it’ll take time and our patience as they grieve and recover. We call that UCC Strong. Roseburg strong.

– Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I met Lamar in the ninth grade ... and was completely taken in by his wit, charm, and that devastating smile he so easily flashed at anyone he met, we dated from the 11th grade on and shared a tight bond due to a lot of things, including the fact that we both were products of broken homes.

– Liza Morales

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Keeping Up With the Kardashians. i don't think I'll forget the tight knot I felt in the pit of my stomach the morning I received the text message with three simple words on the screen. It read 'I'm getting married' and it was from the man I'd spent more than 10 years of my life with.

– Liza Morales

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I don't think I'll forget the tight knot I felt in the pit of my stomach the morning I received the text message with three simple words on the screen. It read 'I'm getting married' and it was from the man I'd spent more than 10 years of my life with.

– Liza Morales

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I always try to buy a local SIM card so I've got cheap mobile data, you experience far more and enjoy it better on public transport than in a taxi so I try not to use Uber unless I really have to because of odd flight times or tight deadlines.

– Stuart Bruce

Found on CNN
8 years ago

You experience far more and enjoy it better on public transport than in a taxi so I try not to use Uber unless I really have to because of odd flight times or tight deadlines.

– Stuart Bruce

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We run a tight ship around here, we plan on being in for the long hall, and I think ultimately celebrity will sort of filter out of this.

– Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Experience is always a good thing to have but today I think the match could have gone either way, if you play a tie-break against someone who’s such a good server as Nick you know it’s going to be tight.

– Feliciano Lopez

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

She could have been better, she made us wait over an hour for her. I understand she is on a tight schedule, but she could have at least apologized for being late.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Filings at this level are incredibly low by historical standards, speaking to how tight labor markets are getting.

– Stephen Stanley

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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