But as I said before, because of a lack of clarity and consistency in how it was applied, a lack of oversight in how the money went out, we didn't get as big of a bang for the buck as we should have.
But for a budget conscious club looking for a true bang for the buck, the winter shopping season means mining for value.
Sternberg, meanwhile, has turned the Tampa Bay Rays into a perennial playoff team by getting a big bang for the buck from his player payroll.
Cards will be redeemable at all shops and deliver a bigger bang for the buck.
And if we can't figure out how to get a better bang for the buck, we're going to lose.
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We will get a bigger bang for the buck from investing in the things that we do best, paying Bangladeshis to do the sewing paying with the higher output in our most efficient areas of production.
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Also the company aims to serve the local markets by providing a full line-up of Ford brands to expand customer choice and by focusing upon improving fuel-efficiency, safety and smart technology to provide buyers a better bang for the buck.
In response the minister said "look at the output not just the input" and said reengineering had been done so that the government got a "bigger bang for the buck" with more money now being provided by outside sources.
"We're going to get a lot more bang for the buck than we were a year ago, " gloats Jenkins, 43, who won the broadband beat last June after running El Paso's (nyse: EPG - news - people) gas and electricity trading desks.
Some countries that fail to meet the 2% standard get a pretty big bang for the buck such as the Netherlands and Denmark, with effective armed forces.
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The deal would create a new giant in the natural gas pipeline business, giving billionaire Carl Icahn a quick bang for his buck after the activist investor reported a large stake in Southern Union back in March.
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And that happens in combination with the measures that the President passed in December that have a very high bang for the buck in terms of investment and job growth in 2011.
"You get a much bigger bang for the buck if you invest in trade schools, community colleges and public universities, " he says.
Boasting 2, 054 square feet of living space, 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, this Leavenworth property gives a buyer quite a bit of bang for the buck.
If doctors make more effort "to counsel patients on what a general healthy-eating diet is like, we can get a lot of bang for the buck, " she added.
If you are very good at giving away money, that is fine, but when you couple financial resources with competence and network, you get a lot more bang for the buck.
For example, for the same capital cost and ROI, LED lighting may be beneficial in a New Jersey factory, while a new water management system may provide more bang for the buck in a similar factory in California.
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David Steinberg, Founder and CEO of XL Marketing, says that advertisers need to have a greater goal than simply wanting to get the best bang for their buck out of the purchase of a Super Bowl spot.
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When it comes to having the best bang for your buck, going abroad to the United Kingdom for college seems like a smart plan.
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Other economists argue that temporarily extending unemployment-insurance benefits would provide the largest bang-for-the-buck compared with a range of other spending and tax-cut proposals.
In baseball, Billy Beane utilized Sabremetrics to analyze important statistics that others overlooked, allowing him to make smart-value plays and get the biggest bang for his buck with a tight budget (sound familiar?) And recently, the MLB and NBA have both realized the importance of statistics and turned to SAP for access to unprecedented insight and analysis.
In such a situation charities need to produce more bang for the buck than state spending to justify their perks.
The CBO, when it looked at this and weighed these different factors, came to the conclusion, which I think is a sensible conclusion, that extending unemployment benefits provides the biggest bang for the buck in terms of strengthening consumption in the economy and creating jobs, taking all of those factors into account.
Stadiums sculpted out of meat products or complicated dishes that won't be savored during a gripping game might not give hosts the bang for their buck that they're hoping for.
Essentially the survey revealed that when it comes to getting the most bang for your content marketing buck the use of video and visuals has a direct impact on engagement and effectiveness.
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That is not much bang for the buck, so to speak, but it would be pointing a gun with a very big bang at the valuation of the dollar.
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Who gives shareholders the best bang for the buck, and who needs a pay cut?
Spend less on a high watt PSU and put the savings towards the best bang for buck GPU on the market.
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"We're going to sit down and map out a strategy where John can get the best bang for the party's buck, " said Rep. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) on Tuesday.
Jack Groetzinger grappled with that very same question in 2008, prompting him to launch SeatGeek.com, a consumer advocate site that helps you get the best bang for your ticket buck.
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