词汇 | pennies |
释义 | pennies plural ofpenny Examples of penniespennies In cases like (17) the (implied) debt is referential, but the pennies to pay it off are not (yet). Most of the staff of the technical universities and the research laboratories are now pensioners - and they work for pennies. Nowadays, nobody misses shillings, pennies and ha'pennies; surely in thirty years, no one would miss bough, ache, or sew. He is paying out a multiplicity of pennies, one to each worker. If the pennies should add up to a thaler, this sum of money will be paid to the winner, and he will receive a silver medal. Pennies were last minted in substantial quantities in 1949. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They counted the pennies on everything and did not mind the fact that people were at risk because of their abysmal policies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our business is to put pennies into begging bowls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That may seem like a small issue, but, when people are counting the pennies, a month's car tax that one could have reclaimed is important. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my view, the use of television for commercial advertisers to squeeze pennies out of children is a contemptible thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that the housewife will deduct these pennies before she hands her husband his pocket money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Pennies are being collected from humble people who gladly contribute for this good cause, and undoubtedly the troops appreciate these gifts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am satisfied that to exchange all existing pennies for coins worth one-tenth of a shilling, or to revalue the penny, would be quite impracticable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If a man takes six pennies out of one of my pockets and puts the sixpenny piece into the other, what is the difference? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suspect that most people would prefer not to have to handle even more pennies than they do at present. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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