"Oh, monsieur, procurator's wife or duchess, if she will but loosen her
pursestrings, it will be all the same; but she positively answered that she was tired of the exigencies and infidelities of Monsieur Porthos, and that she would not send him a denier."
"Pinch points like Xmas put an increased strain on the family
pursestringsMeasures announced in Mr Hammond's third Budget amounted to a total PS100 billion loosening of the
pursestrings over a six-year period.
Although victory over St Johnstone in the Betfred Cup on Saturday might loosen the
pursestrings, he said: "The budget is what the budget is.
But what do those who control the
pursestrings actually want the public to know?
The report also claimed the review of mega projects left the Sino-Malaysian relations in slight uncertainty, with the tightening of the
pursestrings also irking southern neighbours Singapore.
These increases may surprise some -- though motorway service stations are known to be demanding on the
pursestrings.
Those in charge of the
pursestrings need to be constantly on their guard against financial waste.
Now those in charge of the
pursestrings want to tell victims of accidents and life threatening situations in Huddersfield: 'Sorry, can't come here; you'll have to go to Halifax.
Fundamental to successful growth is managing cash flow and accessing capital which, since the recession, has become more difficult through high street banks which have tightened the
pursestrings.
Cox had a tough time at cashstrapped Torquay, but the
pursestrings are nowhere near as tight at Barrow and the club's ongoing ambition was revealed last week when they persuaded Lincoln striker Liam Hearn to join them on a one-month loan.
Ashley did loosen the
pursestrings at St James' Park over the summer and spent more than [pounds sterling]50million on five players, including more than [pounds sterling]10million each on Georginio Wijnaldum, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Florian Thauvin.
