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Example sentences for: shoestring

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Organizers of the conference acknowledged that much of the discussion at the event will center on how to use resources most effectively on a shoestring budget.
La horma [not “herma”] de su zapato does not mean `encountering the shoestring,' since horma means `shoemaker's last,' that is, the wooden form on which shoemakers build--or used to build--shoes.
How could one not be astounded by the funny logic of, say, meeting one's match by encountering the shoestring of one's shoe: encontrarse con la herma de su zapato?
So far, we have described a shoestring operation that exists mainly on the Web.
An article says the two camps can learn from each other: Indies offer character development and plot, while big-budget movies create "a coveted gloss and Zeitgeist energy that cannot be matched in the world of the shoestring budget."