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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
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Scrape For
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/01/us/political-memo-flinching-over-washington-s-hand-in-state-wallets.html?pagewanted=all
"Local officials have carped for years about requirements threatening their "fiscal sovereignty," but their concerns have only escalated with the new Administration at a time when many jurisdictions are scraping for money for basics like police protection and sanitation."
Does "scraping for money" mean "scraping up money" or "lacking money"?
"Local officials have carped for years about requirements threatening their "fiscal sovereignty," but their concerns have only escalated with the new Administration at a time when many jurisdictions are scraping for money for basics like police protection and sanitation."
Does "scraping for money" mean "scraping up money" or "lacking money"?
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Hi, Struggling desperately to find money when there is very little money available. It's not really a very idiomatic expression. Clive
- Hi, Struggling desperately to find money when there is very little money available.
- It's not really a very idiomatic expression.
- Clive
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Hi,
Struggling desperately to find money when there is very little money available.
It's not really a very idiomatic expression.
Clive
Struggling desperately to find money when there is very little money available.
It's not really a very idiomatic expression.
Clive
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