They might kill him in his sleep, thinking there was money in the house.

It was payday for Highlands, and he was packing a lot of money back into the oil fields.

He himself had heard that there was gangster money in the company, but that had nothing to do with him.

`` Gyp Carmer couldn't have known about Colcord's money unless he was told -- and who else would have told him ''??

So if all these beers was to get me in bed, man, you just spent a lot of money ''.

nor was she moved by a letter from Wright pointing out that if he was not `` compelled to spend money on useless lawyer's bills, useless hotel bills, and useless doctor's bills '', he could more quickly provide Miriam with a suitable home either in Los Angeles or Paris, as she preferred.

Although his tender nights were not the ones I dreamed of, nor was it for yachts, sports cars, tall drinks, and swimming pools, nor yet for money or what money buys that I burned, I too was burning and watching myself burn.

Hearst had spent more than $60,000 of his own money in the probe, but still Attorney General Knox was quiescent.

Platoons of Hearst agents were traveling from state to state in a surprisingly successful search for delegates at the coming convention, and there were charges that money was doing a large part of the persuading.

Another Indiana observer later commented, `` Perhaps we shall never know how much was spent ( by Hearst ), but if as much money was expended elsewhere as in Indiana a liberal fortune was squandered ''.

So what Fred and Ralph did was to attempt to prorate the money fairly by taking into account what each of the five had received, if anything, from the estate before Papa's death.

It is doubtful if Morgan was able to take home much money to his wife and children, for his pay, as shown by the War Department Abstracts of early 1778 was $75 a month as a colonel, and that apt to be delayed.

It was not merely a hunger for `` money, gold and precious objects '' that delayed the papal pronouncement that could have brought the war to an end ; ;

When the negotiations began, his quarrel with the king of France was temporarily in abeyance, and he had no intention of reviving it so long as there was hope that French money would come to pay the troops who, under Charles of Valois, the papal vicar of Tuscany, were so valuable in the crusade against the Colonna cardinals and their Sicilian allies.

He was a captain, he said, in the army, and on the train to New York his purse and all his money had been stolen, and would I lend him twenty-five dollars to be given him at the General Delivery window??

Every man who dabbles in the market to make a little easy money on the side and suffers losses could at the time hardly face his wife who was wondering how her husband could be so dumb.

The respectability which money confers implies a different etiquette, and, upon taking up the life of a London gentleman, Pip must learn from Herbert Pocket that `` the spoon is not generally used over-hand, but under ''.

Plastics are easier to handle than the vulcanized rubber formerly used, and they save time and money.

The hospital has used the money to assist in alterations on the fifth floor of the Jane Brown Hospital, part of Rhode Island Hospital.

A later senatorial investigation into the disappearance of the public funds made no action against Octavian, since he subsequently used that money to raise troops against the Senate's arch enemy, Mark Antony.

There is, however, speculation that local criminal gangs barter abalone illegally with Chinese nationals in exchange for chemicals used in the production of drugs, reducing the need for the use of money and hence avoiding money laundering difficulties.

In 1962 Braudel and Gaston Berger used Ford Foundation money and government funds to create a new independent foundation, the ( FMSH ), which Braudel directed from 1970 until his death.

However, Andrew used the money to recruit followers among the barons and also sought the assistance of Leopold VI, Duke of Austria.

By leaving large sums of money to their children, wealthy business leaders were wasting resources that could be used to benefit society.

Originally based on the date used to calculate the age of fruit trees for tithing as mandated in Leviticus 19: 23 – 25, the holiday now is most often observed by planting trees, or raising money to plant trees.

Roman writing tablet from the Vindolanda Roman fort of Hadrian's Wall, in Northumberland ( 1st-2nd century AD ) requesting money to buy 5, 000 measures of cereal used for brewing beer.

The basic needs of the fort were met by a mixture of direct production, purchase and requisition ; in one letter, a request for money to buy 5, 000 modii ( measures ) of braces ( a cereal used in brewing ) shows that the fort bought provisions for a considerable number of people.

When the transaction involves a delay of weeks or months, as above, it may entail considerable risk if borrowed money is used to magnify the reward through leverage.

If the assets used are not identical ( so a price divergence makes the trade temporarily lose money ), or the margin treatment is not identical, and the trader is accordingly required to post margin ( faces a margin call ), the trader may run out of capital ( if they run out of cash and cannot borrow more ) and go bankrupt even though the trades may be expected to ultimately make money.

The Jacoby rule is widely used in money play but is not used in match play.

New fonts were being used on the front cover, and the " Pocket money price " logo had been changed to a large " WOW!

The term is frequently used by scholars and in popular culture to identify secret military, banking, or political actions aimed at " stealing " power, money, or freedom, from " the people ".

More than half of that money was used to fund programs encouraging sustainable returns of refugees and displaced persons.

Love used the money to travel to Ireland where she took two semesters at Trinity College studying theology, and briefly reunited with her father, who was living there at the time.

Until modern times, precious metals such as gold or silver typically were used to retain the commodity nature of the store of value function of money.

Cowry shells being used as money by an Arab trader.

The mechanism to move the market towards a ' target rate ' ( whichever specific rate is used ) is generally to lend money or borrow money in theoretically unlimited quantities, until the targeted market rate is sufficiently close to the target.

Several regression studies with David Meiselman during the 1960s suggested the primacy of the money supply over investment and government spending in determining consumption and output.

Foster failed to get a grant to help fund his studies, and being from a working-class background money was at a minimum.

El Mariachi, which was shot for around $ 7, 000 with money raised by his friend Carlos Gallardo and participating in medical research studies, won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 1993.

As Banach had to earn money to support his studies it was not until 1914 that he finally, at age 22, passed his high school graduation exams.

For instance, positron emission tomography ( PET ) studies report increases in dopamine release in the dorsal striatum ( as measured by displacement of endogenous dopamine by radioligands ) when participants are presented with potential rewards, such as the opportunity to gain money ( Koepp et al., 1998 ; Zald et al., 2004 ) or even when presented with food stimuli while in a state of hunger ( Volkow et al., 2002 ).

In addition to his studies, ROSH worked in money lending, and according to his own statement, was independently wealthy.

Cato has published numerous studies criticizing what it calls " corporate welfare ", the practice of public officials funneling taxpayer money, usually via targeted budgetary spending, to politically connected corporate interests.

Born October 18, 1868, Didring aspired to a career in teaching, but was unable to complete his studies due to lack of money.

Some studies suggest, however, that people are happier after spending money on experiences, rather than physical things.

There she became a popular singer, an organist and teacher of singing and saved enough money to continue her studies.

He repaid the money that had been advanced for his theological studies, and became a deist.

Noah Lottick was an American student of Russian studies who committed suicide on May 11, 1990 by jumping from a 10th-floor hotel window, clutching his only remaining money in his hands.

Even with financial support from Harrow, money now became a problem, and Parr, unable to continue his studies without going into debt, was forced to leave Cambridge.

He continued his music studies there and two years later was sent by his father to Vienna, where he was able to study for some eighteen months with Leopold Jansa before his money ran out.

Industry-funded studies often conclude that states can save money by using private prisons.

Along with the contestants fight, every edition of the show presents other social problems: very talented kids who can not continue their studies because of the lack of money, sick people who need financial help for treatment or simple people who see in this show their only chance for a better life.

Using the money his community raised for his studies, and a graduate scholarship from Harvard University, he earned a doctorate in political science.

He left his son some money for his future studies.

Lomax then used his prestige as a nationally-known author to travel the country raising money for folklore studies and to establish other state folklore societies.

To earn money during her studies, Hall waitressed tables at the Second City.

During his studies Rudd did housecleaning for political commentator Laurie Oakes to earn extra money.

Though he never applied himself to his studies at the Inner Temple, he well applied himself to spending money and living as a bon vivant which led to him quickly running out of money.

He displayed mental gifts in mathematics and physics but had to give up his studies for lack of money.