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penny

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pence

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penny bun

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cèpe de bordeaux

Last Update: 2014-11-14
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penny novelette

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roman de quatre sous

Last Update: 2014-11-14
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penny stock .

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penny stock .

Last Update: 2018-02-13
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"green, penny"

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"green, penny"

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budget 2014: penny wise, pound foolish

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budget 2014 : des économies de bouts de chandelle

Last Update: 2018-02-13
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• upcoming café scientifique - penny wise, pound foolish:

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• prochain café scientifique :

Last Update: 2015-05-14
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budget 2014: penny wise, pound foolish, february 12, 2014

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budget 2014 : des économies de bouts de chandelle

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to do anything other than that is penny wise and pound foolish.

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autrement, ce serait faire des économies de bouts de chandelles.

Last Update: 2013-01-16
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canadian public health association - budget 2014: penny wise, pound foolish

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l’association canadienne de santé publique - budget 2014 : des économies de bouts de chandelle

Last Update: 2018-02-13
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lower quality packaging can be a "penny wise, pound foolish" strategy.

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des emballages de piètre qualité peuvent résulter d'économies de bouts de chandelles.

Last Update: 2015-05-14
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i am sure hon. members are familiar with the term penny-wise and pound foolish.

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je suis certaine que les députés savent ce que sont des économies de bouts de chandelle.

Last Update: 2011-02-19
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it is to be feared that the council's attitude is penny wise, pound foolish.

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il faut craindre qu'à force de vouloir réaliser des économies de bouts de chandelle, le conseil ne prenne une très mauvaise décision.

Last Update: 2012-02-29
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but not having a grain reserve over the last dozen years may be a classic example of being penny wise and dollar foolish.

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mais ne pas avoir eu de réserve de céréales depuis les douze dernières années constitue une très bonne illustration du proverbe « économiser un sous pour en prodiguer mille ».

Last Update: 2018-02-13
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it is really a penny wise and pound foolish kind of policy to have a situation where we effectively discourage people from getting educated.

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on en est à faire des économies de bouts de chandelle lorsqu'on incite les gens à renoncer à leurs études.

Last Update: 2012-09-25
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princess penny wise *this definition was provided courtesy of the ontario puppetry association, from their book puppetry in canada:

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princesse Écola d'Écoville *cette définition s'inspire de l'ouvrage de kenneth b. mckay, puppetry in canada:

Last Update: 2015-05-14
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in flanders, we have a saying ‘ de gierigheid bedriegt de wijsheid'– penny-wise, pound-foolish.

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ce dicton contient une grande part de vérité et je suis convaincue que les citoyens au nord de la frontière, et même dans le nord des pays-bas, comprendront ce que je veux dire.

Last Update: 2008-03-04
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paladin paul pearl van oyster peasant woman piano player pierrot pinocchio popeye pretty prince prince aswatama prince burisrawa princess lenore princess penny wise of saver city punch puss in boots

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paladin paul paysanne pearl van oyster pêcheur père personnage féminin personnage du moyen Âge personnage vert pianiste pierrot pinocchio popeye pretty le prince prince aswatama prince burisrawa princesse Écola d'Écoville la princesse léonore punch

Last Update: 2015-05-14
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in flanders, we have a saying ‘de gierigheid bedriegt de wijsheid’ – penny-wise, pound-foolish.

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un dicton flamand dit ceci: «» - économiser un franc et en prodiguer mille.

Last Update: 2012-02-29
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in the long run, if donor countries insist on being penny wise and pound foolish, they run the risk of contributing to outbreaks of more virulent strains of hiv and tb than they ever imagined possible.

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À long terme, les États donateurs obsédés par des économies de bout de chandelle, courent le risque de contribuer aux foyers de souches de vih et de tuberculose plus virulentes au-delà de toutes les craintes.

Last Update: 2015-05-18
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