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  • It would be a tragedy if the Pentagon turned its back on this opportunity for reasons of green-eyeshade accounting.

    How to Get More Ivy Leaguers Into ROTC Cheryl Miller 2011

  • Comptroller: That's the green-eyeshade guy who keeps the books.

    The Biggest Race You Haven't Heard Of Daniel Henninger 2010

  • If Daniels won't stand up for that, he can't be counted on for ANY subject aside from green-eyeshade accounting.

    Daniels's damage control 2011

  • But the latest news from the green-eyeshade set is of a little different kind.

    OnPoint Credit Union fourth quarter was loss, not profit (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • The reason for the rush is new rules that may soon be issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the green-eyeshade outfit that dictates how companies keep their books.

    The Next Pension Bailout 2010

  • But it is also a product of green-eyeshade budgeting and policy decisions by the armed services and government.

    The Military Should Mirror the Nation And Cheryl Miller 2010

  • Ryan: Yes, we need to be a pro-growth tax-reform party, and so we ' re not the green-eyeshade austerity party.

    Ryan 2010

  • Higher taxes is what hikes their blood pressure the most, but the profligate spending of the Bush and Obama administrations has put them in a mood to listen to this green-eyeshade Cassandra.

    Warning: The Deficits Are Coming! 2009

  • A period that requires sober green-eyeshade calculations will be presided over by someone who always seems to be doing his homework the night before it's due.

    Shooting The Moon 2008

  • Rather, it comes from green-eyeshade types who discovered that the state could sharply cut payments to its pension funds without reducing benefits to retirees -- something the Feds can't do.

    Numbers Games 2008

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