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TIGHTENING ONE'S BELT: SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT ACCOUNTING, MODERNITY, AND THE POSTMODERN
Determining when it's time to tighten the company belt
Delaware Governor, Tightening State's Belt, Promises a Balanced Budget.
Governor's proposed budget would tighten Pennsylvania's belt
Consult Your Banker: Look for Ways to Tighten Your Financial Belt
Tightening the Pentagon's Belt
TIGHTENING THE FED'S BELT
Tightening those belts
Drive mechanism for tightening a motor vehicle's seat-belt has a speed-increasing-ratio gearing with a driven part linked to a seat-...
NEVADA: It's Belt-Tightening Time