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  • s  thrifty in small matters only

  • No matter how fast it grows, quick-stepping, penny-wise Otto Schnering, 57, will keep pace with it.
  • From 9 to 5, the English are still a penny-wise nation of shopkeepers.
  • But Steve convinced his penny-wise dad that e-mail was cheaper than phone calls.
News & Articles

  • Obama warns GOP against shutting down govt
    BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - Casting an eye toward upcoming fiscal fights, President Barack Obama on Friday warned Republicans against trying to defund his signature health care law as he vowed to protect spending on education, scientific research and America's infrastructure. Taking questions from college students in central New York, Obama decried the Republican approach as "penny-wise and pound ...
    Aug. 23, 2013 - KATC 3 Lafayette
  • Obama warns GOP against shutting down government
    BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Casting an eye toward upcoming budget fights, President Barack Obama on Friday warned Republicans against trying to defund his signature health care law, vowing to protect spending on education, scientific research and America’s infrastructure. Taking questions from college students in central New York, Obama decried the Republican approach as “penny-wise and pound-foolish ...
    Aug. 23, 2013 - The Daily Record
Quotes

  • Peter Carter in Telegraph.co.uk
    Dr Carter said this was a "penny-wise, pound-foolish approach".
  • David Swann in Calgary Herald
    The minister doesn't get it,said Liberal Leader David Swann. "He is making penny-wise and pound-foolish decision, consistently, without looking at the long-term costs -- longer wait times, more complications with patients, more people...

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