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Examples of on a shoestring


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We do not want politics run onashoestring, leading to poor decisions, poor government and the discouragement of good people from coming into politics.
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Almost all the pilgrimages are financed onashoestring; the overwhelming majority of the pilgrims come from the poorer sections of society.
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It was said that it was being launched onashoestring budget—but look at it now.
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However, community health councils have had to operate onashoestring budget for many years.
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At present, it has to run onashoestring budget.
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It is impossible to run a large symphony orchestra onashoestring, or to run good opera cheaply.
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But it faces the problem of funding, which is onashoestring.
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But new mini-cab firms are cropping up all over the place—often operating onashoestring—and so many of them are still running about uninsured.
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For a long time they have been running the groups onashoestring.
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Not only are theatres closing, but those which remain are run onashoestring.
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Many voluntary organisations and charities work onashoestring and may find it difficult to comply without interfering with their genuine, excellent work.
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Some of the intermediate schemes are operated onashoestring.
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My concern is that they are operating onashoestring.
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The people running the play group movement have been managing onashoestring for a long time.
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Many voluntary groups and projects operating onashoestring are still worried about their future sustainability.
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They are literally living onashoestring which is wearing very thin.
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Is it true, as some of the latest events seem to indicate, that some airline operators are running onashoestring?
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It is run onashoestring, funded by contributions from the construction industry and the donations which it receives.
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It is no good any more doing these things onashoestring.
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However, it is run onashoestring and is not in receipt of any substantial payments from central or local government.
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It is remarkable what we have succeeded in doing onashoestring.
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It was thought that it would operate onashoestring to match the voluntary effort of the movement.
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Many of such agencies operate onashoestring budget and have limited facilities, nevertheless they perform a vital function.
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Added resources are also required for the valuable victim support scheme, which often operates onashoestring—its funding undercut by local authority restrictions on financing.
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That is a group which has been living financially onashoestring for the past 10 years.
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