And she looked at the strapped case on the bed.

That will cost the strapped city up to $20 million in interest.

All one reads is how strapped city, state and Federal budgets are.

They had gone out to dinner, a rare happening on their strapped budget.

Another room in the house has a strapped plaster ceiling.

For some strapped companies, the advertising rush has dried up.

"Even a billionaire might become strapped spending enough on arms to start a revolution."

What do strapped voters think of a man who lavishes $30 million on his own campaign?

The magazine, which cost the strapped city assembly $150,000 a year to publish, was closed two weeks ago by the new administration.

This was a boom to the strapped local economy.

That forces urgent, painful decisions on strapped city and state governments.

It would also help other strapped cities and suburbs.

But the price is now staggering strapped state governments.

He added that it is not only the larger or more strapped communities that have financial problems.

- hopped with my strapped feet a little nearer to the edge.

Strapped school districts have begun a blitz of new efforts to attract private money.

This makes them easy prey for strapped print journalists.

The costs of that and other features unique to the program are not readily pried from a strapped school board.

Because of strapped budgets, the physical conditions in prisons and jails across the country are often dangerous.

It was too far-fetched for the financially strapped 1970s.

She fears that cashed strapped local councils might not be prepared to do this.

Hundreds of Cuban doctors serve as the core of a strapped medical service.

Finally, her eyes found her suitcase sitting on the strapped luggage stand, lid open.

I can get, well you know the strap in on the car.

Get out of here before I take the strap to you!

She was in the control of the man who held the strap.

I'd put the straps on my back and light out.

A table with straps was in the middle of the room.

When you're ready, take the strap by both hands and come toward me.

But the time had come to strap themselves in and hope for the best.

She was on the phone right up to the point we had to strap in.

There are several straps, and they take some getting used to.

On top of all that, someone has taken a strap to her.

It looked as if those straps were going to break.

A boy went by with his books in a strap.

Is there one of them with the straps to his back?

The strap across my lower middle was in the way.

He took one of the straps from her hands and looked at it.

I'd have to spend some time working oil into the straps.

"Go back there and either bring it here or get something to strap me on."

Even though the strap was there, he had his hand on it.

A thought hit him and he raised up against his straps.

Well, there was nothing for it then but to strap himself up and make do.

She put down the strap and walked over to me.

It took 3 years of research to create the strap.

When the work was complete, you took the small strap and started toward the bed room.

She released the straps and took a hold of him.

Then he saw the strap over his left shoulder also.

But you're still to be strapped down and made to see.

All through the time we worked together, he was always strapped for money.

He strapped his watch on and looked over at me.

As it was when you found me, strapped to my body.

There was nothing strapped to the front of her body.

The best he could hope for was that they would all stay strapped in.

"I've never been in a community where the resources are so strapped."

Out on the surface, the six were now strapped in.

Every seat full, and one of them with two small children strapped in together.

Jack strapped in, as did the rest of his family.

Her head was even strapped to the back of the chair.

For the first time since I'd met her, she was strapped in.

After a few minutes, everybody was strapped down and waiting.

"Most of them that I saw were still strapped in."

The mission had been reported to be strapped for money.

At first he did not see the child strapped to my chest.

It looks as though she was strapped into the seat.

How many hands and legs had they strapped down before?

Anything we can use to keep this arm strapped to his side.

They strapped everything in place without speaking and were off again.

She strapped it on and walked back into the room.

"Do you ever look at the thing you've got strapped on there?"

We talked it over, and all of us are strapped for time.

"You'll find him strapped to the floor about ten feet to your right."

Three of his men took up the other seats, strapped in.