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Examples
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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
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Comptroller: That's the green-eyeshade guy who keeps the books.
The Biggest Race You Haven't Heard Of Daniel Henninger 2010
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If Daniels won't stand up for that, he can't be counted on for ANY subject aside from green-eyeshade accounting.
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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
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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.
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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
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Ryan: Yes, we need to be a pro-growth tax-reform party, and so we ' re not the green-eyeshade austerity party.
Ryan 2010
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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.
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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
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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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