• Families face a "triple whammy" on childcare which is hampering women's ability to work, Labour has said.

    BBC: Labour seeks parents views on childcare

  • This threatens a triple whammy: of longer dry seasons, in which these rivers do not flow, and more violent wet seasons.

    ECONOMIST: India's water crisis: When the rains fail | The

  • This time around, banks are more exposed to mortgage-related revenues, both in underwriting and trading, and to financial sponsors, a potentially painful triple whammy.

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  • Marked by the triple whammy of the Great Depression, Nazi annexation, and brutal Stalinist occupation, the 20th century was not kind to the Czech people.

    FORBES: History's Witness: Prague, Communism, And The Socialist Ideal

  • "The shipping market has been hit by a triple whammy of bad weather, weaker Chinese iron-ore demand and public holidays, " Mr. Williams of Braemar Seascope said.

    WSJ: Global Shipping Faces More Choppy Waters

  • The charity said it was facing a "triple whammy" of shoppers' decreased spending power, a drop in public sector funding and the squeeze from charity sector competition.

    BBC: Age Concern Cardiff and Vale closes both charity stores

  • He argued that the new proposals were a "triple whammy" for the police, attacking planned budget cuts and measures to restrict the use of DNA and CCTV.

    BBC: Johnson slams 'unnecessary' policing reforms

  • Nearly all mainstream newspapers in the UK have been facing up to a "triple whammy" which has continued for several years - a combination of falling sales, falling advertising revenue and rising costs.

    BBC: More jobs are cut at Scottish newspapers

  • Upland farming has been hit by a triple whammy in recent years of the beef crisis, a collapse in lamb prices and the phasing out of European subsidies with the reform of the common agricultural policy.

    ECONOMIST: The north-north divide

  • He welcomes the protection of some disability benefits, but believes people with disabilities are still being hit harder than most, with the triple whammy of cuts to benefits, cuts to services and a rising cost of living.

    BBC: UK Politics

  • Mr Byrne said young people were being hit by a "triple whammy" as the government scrapped Education Maintenance Allowances (EMAs), increased university tuition fees and abolished the Future Jobs Fund - which Labour say would have created 200, 000 jobs.

    BBC: Opposition debate: Youth unemployment

  • Mr Alexander said the government was working to bring in the scheme because people in the remotest parts of the country were hit by a "triple whammy" of high fuel costs, having to drive long distances and having poor public transport.

    BBC: Danny Alexander

  • Blockbuster has in common with Jessops and HMV - the other two, high-profile retail casualties of the first two weeks of the year - that it has failed to adapt to the triple whammy of digital technology, competition from discounted online sales and the continuing squeeze from economic downturn.

    BBC: Blockbusted

  • Many workers potentially face an unexpected double-whammy or even a triple-whammy.

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  • Thus, Bernanke does not want to create a triple-whammy hit to the economy by beginning to hike interest rates too soon.

    FORBES: Markets Can Shake Off The Irish Bailout, We'll See About QE2

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