How To Use Big-ticket In A Sentence
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big-ticket items like cars and furs
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YOU can buy big-ticket beauty items for bargain prices if you shop online and not at store counters.
The Sun
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The increase in overall credit comes at a time when U.S. consumers have been ramping up their purchases of big-ticket items such as new cars, encouraged by extremely low rates on financing.
Consumers Ratchet Up Borrowing
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It said sales of other big-ticket items such as widescreen TVs fared relatively well.
Times, Sunday Times
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It said sales of other big-ticket items such as widescreen TVs fared relatively well.
Times, Sunday Times
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YOU can buy big-ticket beauty items for bargain prices if you shop online and not at store counters.
The Sun
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Manufacturing industry and exports are being hit hard, as consumers defer big-ticket purchases and demand in the rest of the world is curtailed.
Times, Sunday Times
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Companies may also shed older assets or quit entire regions to focus their spending on big-ticket projects that will bring long-lasting production on to the books.
Times, Sunday Times
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Sellers should always insist on a cashier's check, money order or certified check when selling a big-ticket item.
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Consumer experts recommend focusing on retailers selling big-ticket items.
The Sun
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Traditionally, the Army and other services have invested heavily in big-ticket weapons programs that often cost billions to develop and a decade or more to put in service.
Army Aims to Save by 'Buying Less, More Often'
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He said part of his offensive progress can be attributed to the fact that his teammates are learning his tendencies, this after he had an abbreviated preseason and training camp with the team after coming over as a big-ticket free agent from the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks in December.
The Unlikely Scoring Threat
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The continued trend away from big-ticket items provided a more sombre note.
Times, Sunday Times
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Japanese players in the big-ticket global market for civilian nuclear power projects, such as Hitachi Ltd., will also likely welcome the agreement.
Japan, India Sign Free-Trade Pact
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Most of the major issues are on big-ticket items such as K - 12 education reform, job training and health funding.
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The slowing housing market has been blamed in part for the national consumer caution, particularly with big-ticket items, such as white electricals and furniture.
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Those items will likely include other big-ticket purchases, such as airplanes and major appliances, Roth says.
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Businesses are stepping up investment, even as their overall orders for big-ticket items such as automobiles and aircraft dropped last month, new data show.
Business Orders, Home Sales Tick Up
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Some early-birds even went for the straight to the big-ticket items on sale, such as flat-screen TVs and computers.
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Taking precautionary measures can help you keep your car running smoothly and save on big-ticket expenses down the line.
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Dinner tickets are $2,500 each, and tables were the big-ticket item at $25,000 each.
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No one knows for sure how well cash and other big-ticket rewards work in education over the long haul.
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a big-ticket government program
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The continued trend away from big-ticket items provided a more sombre note.
Times, Sunday Times
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Even sales of big-ticket items such as flatscreen television sets have skyrocketed over the past few months.
AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories
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Finally, the big-ticket endorsements for President Bush are coming in.
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The president made a huge effort to engage on big-ticket issues for conservative religious groups.
Times, Sunday Times
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Some of the banks have been careful to exclude big-ticket items and earning opportunities, such as flights.
Times, Sunday Times
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U.S. businesses stepped up investment last month even as overall orders for big-ticket items such as cars and aircraft dropped.
What's News
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Official figures show retail sales held up pretty well through to the end of last year, but that spending on big-ticket items was very weak.
Times, Sunday Times
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A The sales are a great opportunity to nab big-ticket designer items that might normally be out of reach.
Times, Sunday Times
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The report identifies that much work needs to be done, funding needs to be improved, and that the council consider partnerships with sponsors for big-ticket events.
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But since it seems like everyone on Twitter and Facebook and even the shiny happy hosts of E.T and The Insider has already clowned on these big-ticket celebrity scandals, a lot of Kath's material felt played out.
Watercooler: Is Kathy Griffin Tired?
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The big-ticket item, and the part that will generate the biggest cost overruns, is the Capitol Hill / U-District tunnel.
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But aside from these big-ticket items, much of the ‘another world is possible’ view remains murky.
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There has also been a clear increase in big-ticket purchases since the VAT reduction.
Times, Sunday Times
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Rather than play Russian roulette with big-ticket movies, financial backers have begun to place smaller bets, putting their money in more modest projects.
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Some analysts wonder whether the feds might eventually ration big-ticket expenses.
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Meanwhile, the housing slowdown has chilled demand for big-ticket items and the company is an inevitable casualty.
Times, Sunday Times
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YOU can buy big-ticket beauty items for bargain prices if you shop online and not at store counters.
The Sun
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Nonunionized -- nongrowing (cattle feeding excellent example): Almost always facing Purchaser unification which eliminates creditable Wages or Profits, almost always dealing with big-ticket items like health care or cattle and surviving upon single Payment euphoria: no real upside, as the Purchaser unification turns into Seller unification, so Consumer prices remain high. lgl
Productivity vs. Distribution, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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The idea is to use Linux to not only sell expensive computers but also high-margin software and big-ticket support and consulting services.
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So it is a big-ticket item for us if we're going to eliminate the fear and be successful over the next 100 days with all the attacks against Americans.
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Confidence is down in the basement and fewer than a quarter of consumers are in a position to make a big-ticket purchase.
Times, Sunday Times
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The economic slump has dried up the big-ticket multi-billion yen projects that the majors used to thrive on.
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While the U.K. has attracted many big-ticket sovereign wealth funds and quasi-national pension funds from Asia and the Middle East over the past 12 months, the rest of Europe has been dominated by domestic institutions and property companies.
Heavy Weather
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The staff appeared to know as much about such small purchases as big-ticket items.
Times, Sunday Times
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Stoudemire does not like playing center, and he praised the work of current center Ronny Turiaf, whose $4 million salary will also likely have to be moved before adding a big-ticket free agent.
Knicks Targeting Another Big Name
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In the four years that Ann and Slate have been producing the list, it has become the definitive index of big-ticket American philanthropy.
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But in the big-ticket areas of the market, such as impressionist and contemporary art, its sales fall short of its rivals.
Bonhams Looks to Asia
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The statements also force government bodies to note costs to maintain or replace big-ticket items such as vehicles, computers and buildings.
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Shoppers mulling big-ticket purchases will think again as they fret about their jobs.
Times, Sunday Times
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Retail sales remain relatively strong, particularly for big-ticket items like cars.
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This is especially important today as consumers keep a weary eye on the sluggish economy before buying big-ticket items.
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YOU can buy big-ticket beauty items for bargain prices if you shop online and not at store counters.
The Sun
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This channel is especially attractive for companies marketing big-ticket, infrequent purchases, like cars or a house, Fecko says.
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It was the only painting stolen from the PMA that day and wasn't necessarily a big-ticket item.
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It is one of the three metals used in the construction of high-rise buildings and big-ticket infrastructure.
Times, Sunday Times
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Yet there is evidence that a lot of big-ticket projects are under way after having been rushed through before cuts in public spending.
Times, Sunday Times
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So far, I think what Obama's practicing I call diversion--which is, say you are a centrist, pretend you're a centrist, but on all of the big-ticket items--health care, environmental regulation--so far there's been no movement.
Man of the Middle?
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There is no doubt that the American families are having difficulty, wanting to invest in big-ticket home items during this economic situation," J.C. Penney's CEO Myron Ullman said.
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These are big-ticket buys we are going to live with for a decade or so, possibly longer than the family car.
Times, Sunday Times
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The sums could have been in the thousands where consumers were making big-ticket purchases.
Times, Sunday Times
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Some borrowers are using personal loans for big-ticket items, such as paying for a wedding or home repairs, or to help children get settled after college.
Personal Loans Come Back
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A 0% credit card can also be useful for paying off big-ticket items or short-term borrowing, but don't keep money on it for longer than the 0% offer lasts – you will be hammered with interest.
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Most big-ticket performers know their place, whether it be classical, baroque or grand opera.
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It took $200 million to make, so really their goal right now is to bring in big-ticket sales and have a big opening weekend.
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… With Hardaway gone, PF Anthony Mason is the next big-ticket decision for the Heat.
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GE said orders for big-ticket equipment and services, a closely watched barometer of future revenue in the Fairfield, Conn., company's industrial businesses, cl imbed 12% from the year-ago fourth quarter to $24.8 billion, its highest quarterly total since 2007.
GE Profit Rises as Sales Gains Return
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YOU can buy big-ticket beauty items for bargain prices if you shop online and not at store counters.
The Sun
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The precise timing of payments for big-ticket items can distort the figures.
Times, Sunday Times
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So far, the big-ticket speeches at the Republican convention have dealt almost exclusively with foreign policy and the war on terrorism.
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In China, legions of newly rich are characterized by flashy, big-ticket spending.
Reuters: Press Release
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Nixon was talking price control, so big-ticket manufacturers, most notably the auto companies, raised the declared price of their product and then rebated back the effective selling price.
Drug Price Controls, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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Nowadays the main divisions of the studios - Columbia, Paramount, Universal and the rest - specialize in big-ticket entertainment aimed at a global audience.
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Just because you're retired doesn't mean you can stop saving; this particular program explains how to budget for big-ticket items in later life.
Financing Your Future
