financial stringency
1stringency — [[t]strɪ̱nʤ(ə)nsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT: supp N Financial stringency is a situation in which a government or person does not have much money or is trying not to spend much. [FORMAL] In times of financial stringency it is clear that public expenditure… …
2stringency — UK US /ˈstrɪndʒənsi/ noun [U] ► a situation in which a law, test, etc. is extremely severe or limiting and must be obeyed: the stringency of sth »The statute prohibits the adoption of environmental protections laws that exceed the stringency of… …
3stringency — strin·gen·cy || strɪndÊ’É™nsɪ n. severity, strictness; lack of money, financial hardship …
4France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
5Hungary — /hung geuh ree/, n. a republic in central Europe. 9,935,774; 35,926 sq. mi. (93,050 sq. km). Cap.: Budapest. Hungarian, Magyarország. * * * Hungary Introduction Hungary Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro Hungarian Empire, which… …
6Victoria — /vik tawr ee euh, tohr /; for 3 also Sp. /beek taw rddyah/, n. 1. the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike. 2. 1819 1901, queen of Great Britain 1837 1901; empress of India 1876 1901. 3. Guadalupe /gwahd l oohp …
7Merseyrail — Merseyrail …
8Tertiary education in Australia — Tertiary or higher education in Australia is made up of universities and other higher education institutions (called higher education providers). [http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/higher education/] A higher education provider is a body that is… …
9Industrial Review — ▪ 1994 Introduction The period since 1990 was proving a difficult time for the older industrialized economies, which had suffered from prolonged recession at home, and also for the previously centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe… …
10Otto of Greece — Otto King of Greece Reign 6 February 1833 – 23 October 1862 Successor George I …
