triple-whammy

It's never been tried on a scale like this before in the public sector, but D. C.'s 35-year-old [Sivak] hopes unleashing his workers from face-time requirements and office schedules will help him overcome a managerial triple-whammy: punishing budget cuts, a citywide hiring freeze, and the perennial challenge of recruiting talented IT workers to lower government pay.

DeMorning DeBonis: Oct. 14, 2010 Mike DeBonis 2010

MIMA, to 18 NovRobert ClarkThere's a triple-whammy of art, film and music at London's Ibid Projects while the gallerists are off on their summer holiday.

This week's new exhibitions 2011

Only an incurable romantic, or a risk-hungry hedge fund, can believe that Europe's financial groups will survive unscathed the triple-whammy of domestic economic woes, stricter capital rules and market fears over their health.

Raising Capital: A Love Story? Francesco Guerrera 2012

"The triple-whammy of weak manufacturing purchasing managers' index in China and the euro zone, plus a downbeat assessment from the Federal Reserve about the long-term economic outlook has sparked sharp falls in commodity prices in the last 24 hours," said economists at Capital Economics.

Hong Kong Leads Retreat 2011

The company also suffered a triple-whammy in recent months.

MindTree Names New Chairman Dhanya Ann Thoppil 2011

Many fear this triple-whammy facing small bank directors—more demanding regulation, an increasing risk of litigation and reduced insurance protection against lawsuits—will make it increasingly hard to persuade people to take on the job.

Small Banks Feel They're Under Fire Jean Eaglesham 2011

There was a triple-whammy lesson in bipartisanship on the front page of the Denver Post, starting with a call for a state audit of the Public Utilities Commission by two Republican state senators.

Robert Schwab: Bipartisanship Starts With Oversight Robert Schwab 2011

The fries are made of cooked starch, which quickly turns to glucose in your blood, and salt, which can raise your blood pressure, and fat, which is high in calories – a triple-whammy of badness.

It's not McDonald's making us fat William Leith 2010

There's a triple-whammy lesson in bipartisanship on the front page of the Denver Post this morning, starting with a call for a state audit of the Public Utilities Commission by two Republican state senators.

Robert Schwab: Bipartisanship Starts With Oversight Robert Schwab 2011

Motorists face a triple-whammy of price increases in the next few days, as the price of petrol is forced up by two tax increases and spiralling oil costs.

VAT rise will add to drivers' woes 2011