That meant their margins took a double hit from rising raw materials and labour costs.
When a recession comes, the economy takes a double hit as banks fail and credit-fueled consumer spending collapses.
When Argentina's government defaulted and its currency was devalued against the dollar in 2001-02, foreign banks' assets took a double hit.
President Bush, in particular, has proclaimed a powerful "double hit" with his initiatives on short-range nuclear forces (SNF) and conventional weapons arms control.
Low MAOA has been linked to reduced volume in the amygdala the emotional center of the brain while physical child abuse can damage the frontal part of the brain, resulting in a double hit.
Unfortunately, if the West dwells on the good news and fails to address the serious, adverse implications of the bad news, NATO's "double hit" could lead to a dangerous Soviet triple play.
The double hit prompted bank executives to look for new revenue ideas that could be fast-tracked because the outlook for the bank's consumer operations was so bleak, said one person familiar with the planning.
Marcum allowed a leadoff single in the first to Andrelton Simmons, quickly erased on a hard-hit double play, and didn't permit another hit until the sixth.
Robinson Cano had a one-out double and Kevin Youkilis was hit by a pitch before Hafner hit an RBI double to left.
The unemployment rate continues to hover at 9.1% and very likely could hit double digits by next year.
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The irony: C corps try to reduce the double-tax hit by claiming more in compensation, while S corps have the opposite incentive.
Loney singled off Yankees starter Vidal Nuno to start the seventh and went to third on Joyce's pinch-hit double against Shawn Kelley.
Ankiel barely missed a diving catch in the seventh inning on a pinch-hit double by Ty Wigginton that started the Cardinals' go-ahead three-run rally.
Armani says the 13.6 percent rise in its sales last year was well above its historical average, but rival companies regularly hit double-digit sales increases.
The Leamington Spa ace won the opening set 3-1 and the players shared the next four legs before Gulliver hit double five to seal victory.
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Jimmy Rollins hit a double after Ben Revere was caught stealing second because he overslid the bag.
Lucas had an RBI double before Dobbs' hit a three-run homer in the eighth to cap the scoring for the Marlins.
The side will again be led by Graeme Smith, who hit two double centuries in the drawn series in England in 2003.
The Russian made 30 unforced errors, three double-faults and hit only won clean winner as she lost in 91 minutes to the unseeded 31-year-old.
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After all, this is the kind of behavior you expect from 13 and 14-year-olds -- not kids who haven't even hit the double digits.
Pedro Rodriguez hit a double with Xavi Hernandez and Lionel Messi also on target as Barca made it 17 league wins from 18 games.
Seeded third, Azarenka hit 10 double-faults and was broken six times.
Harrington, the winner in 2007 and 2008, hit a double bogey at the first and never managed to recover on a day where his putting was badly off-colour.
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The Yankees were down to their last out against Rodney in the ninth when Overbay walked, went to second on a balk, and scored on Brennan Boesch's pinch-hit RBI double.
It was Surrey's 10th win, but it was not the manner of it - nor the fact that skipper Adam Hollioake hit a double hundred - that will make rivals groan with despair.
Lucas, who made his Major League debut on Thursday after 10 years in the Minors, had an RBI double before Dobbs' hit a three-run homer in the eighth to cap the scoring for the Marlins.
However, home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt called the pitch a ball and Berkman went on to hit a double that would score Jorge Posada from first base and give the Yankees a 3-2 lead at a pivotal point in the game.
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Rick Ankiel, signed by the Mets earlier in the day after clearing waivers and playing against the team that revived his career as a position player, just missed a diving catch on Ty Wigginton's pinch-hit bloop double to shallow center off Scott Rice (1-3) to open the seventh.
Strasburg got his first hit of the season, a double in the third inning that also was Washington's first hit of the game.
Two games later she endured one final double-fault, then hit winners on the last two points.
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