| They love to crunch numbers and scratch out mock drafts on legal pads at work. |
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| Among Nichols's innovations are jicama for cool crunch and corn chips instead of toasted croutons for crispness. |
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| Furthermore the big bang and the big crunch are actually the same event, just viewed from different directions. |
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| If, as he has said, the universe was created with a big bang, it may end with a big crunch, when all the galaxies crash together. |
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| So there's no evidence at all that the expansion will stop and turn around and go to a big crunch. |
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| He describes how the universe might die a heat death, and also argues that it may be possible that a big crunch will occur instead. |
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| As a result, 100 billion years after the Big Bang will come the big crunch. |
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| But other than a few small contract maintenance deals, most of them wimped out when it came to the crunch. |
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| The question is whether this thrift...will last only as long as the credit crunch and the trendiness of the recessionista. |
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| Nuts, like the almonds and walnuts shown above, add the crunch that even fall salads need. |
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| Want to add some crunch to your salad, some zing to your pasta, some zip to your dip? |
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| A storm of protest blew up after council officials released critical figures just hours before a crunch meeting. |
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| But university administrators complain that the funding crunch is hobbling their efforts to recruit and retain the world's best and brightest. |
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| Rome resonates so strongly, you can still almost hear the crunch of its army on its arrow-straight roads. |
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| Seasoned multitaskers can surf the Web and crunch spreadsheets with the TV screen's size reduced, or with sound in the background. |
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| The crunch came in 1991, when the local army commander informed him an anti-aircraft gun would be installed on the roof of his house. |
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| On one side there is a tremendous financial crunch and on the other the ministers are spending money like anything. |
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| There's a proper crunch to the short pastry and the filling ticks all the boxes. |
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| He hit the floor with a sickening crunch, wings askew and limbs bent into impossibly painful angles. |
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| The drama of that event is so perfectly evoked you can feel the fear in the room and hear bones crunch as the executioner's axe strikes home. |
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| The wind howls as you explore the outdoor levels, while footfalls in the snow are accompanied by a satisfyingly crisp crunch. |
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| Feeling something crunch beneath him, he lifts himself up and pulls a crinkled plastic bag from the cushion. |
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| Meaty Brazil nuts add a healthy crunch to these savory veggie burgers, which are beefed up with tempeh and black beans. |
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| I haven't seen him put the boot in, or crunch into tackles, so he's a bit of an enigma. |
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| However, he confirmed that negotiations in advance of May 21's crunch vote had taken place. |
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| The big bang should leave a boring, featureless universe, but not if it was preceded by a big crunch. |
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| For interesting crunch and flavor try tossing the kernels into your cereal or scattering them on top of the cream cheese on your morning bagel. |
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| The crunch of guitar is still well and truly there, but the band believe in harmonies and melodies too on this self-titled debut. |
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| Next to her was a strapping mid-life man, used to bench-pressing 200-plus pounds, suddenly feeling the crunch of a newly herniated lumbar disc. |
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| The smooth Asian flavors complemented the mildness of the fish, while the rice flakes gave the dish an exotic confectioner's crunch. |
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| Zachery, with his usual flair for talking a good game but chickening out when the crunch came, at first refused outright to sled down the hill. |
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| Whilst they weren't exactly throwing things about my heart missed a beat with every bang and crunch. |
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| Some theorists speculate that the universe will end in a big crunch, when everything collapses in on itself. |
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| The dark energy might decay after a while to a negative value, creating an inward acceleration that leads to a big crunch before things get so dull. |
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| Tender pork shumai have a nice pop of wasabi kneaded into the dough, and vegetarian summer rolls crunch with freshness and resonate with Thai basil. |
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| The low crunch of packed dirt against rubber tire was overwhelmed by the ragged explosions of automatic gunfire. |
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| A blini batter is usually made with buckwheat flour and yeast, but here's a lighter version using all wheat flour with an added crunch of sweetcorn. |
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| He faces a tough few months, with rebellions likely on the European constitution as well as the terror laws before the crunch local elections in May. |
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| Tess had been tethering her horse when she heard shouting over the hill, a car door being slammed, and finally the crunch of wheels on gravel as a car reversed and sped away. |
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| A perfectly roasted legume has a compact crunch that absorbs any flavoring you coat it with. |
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| Some of the effects of the economic crunch were apparent to the naked eye at Art Basel. |
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| The strawberries actually had the miraculous perfume of local berries grown in season and little buttery croutons of fried brioche added another interesting crunch. |
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| The result is a dozen different flavours of mouth-watering fudge, ranging from Coniston cookie crunch and mint chocolate whirl, to plain vanilla and strawberries and cream. |
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| For crunch situations, one popular device was a custom blower with a med reservoir for mid-examination boosts which put an end to the long lines at the bathroom stalls. |
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| Now, when it comes to the crunch, my friend has had his chips. |
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| It is the world's first time-release whey protein crunch bar. |
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| This seals in the filling and gives the burrito a nice toasty crunch. |
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| The stories are told through the eyes of two fishing guides, crunch and Des, with a spare grace and humor that stand strong. |
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| Even the Tories seem unable to snap out of a me-too approach to the credit crunch, approving each new bank bailout as if dancing on a Labour marionette. |
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| Every robot punch, stab, blast, and crunch is necessary, and the action never grows monotonous. |
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| The dogs have been fried in soybean oil until their exterior skin begins to develop a sensuous crunch. |
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| Reach for a doorstep from the breadbin, crunch into a ball and wipe over the floor. |
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| In just about a month to-morrow morning we'll crunch the candy into the rug at every step, and all we touch will be gawmed up and sticky. |
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| The Tube King gives me a really good Marshally crunch, or a sweeter lead tone if I use the neck humbucker in my guitar. |
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| It attributed deflationary spirals to the reverse effect of a failure of a central bank to support the money supply during a liquidity crunch. |
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| Once this massive credit crunch hit, it didn't take long before we were in a recession. |
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| The recession, in turn, deepened the credit crunch as demand and employment fell, and credit losses of financial institutions surged. |
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| The World Bank reported in February 2009 that the Arab World was far less severely affected by the credit crunch. |
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| Banks will react by tightening their credit conditions, that in turn leads to a credit crunch which does serious harm to the economy. |
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| France experienced a credit crunch as financiers recognised that Britain could now strike at will against French trade. |
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| He added that last year, crunch year, had not adhered to this pattern. |
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| Tracy, for being there at crunch time, making unturkey sandwiches, and lending an ear throughout the process. |
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| Try giving a crunch to soft chicken or tofu dishes by adding chopped nuts or water chestnuts. |
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| Additional ghoulish goodies sure to get a scream are wax moth trail mix, popcorn insect crunch, and mealworm spice cake. |
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| The tomatoes' crunch and tang add new dimensions of delight. |
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| Other products include steak-and-egg burritos, and the AM crunch Wrap. |
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| This is crunch time for folks in the prognostication business. |
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| Disruptors that ignore the big crunch find themselves in this last, dying stage. |
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| I believe we had two big crunch games in the last two games, which gave us a lot of confidence, and I believe we can beat them. |
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| Anchoring 20 yards from the target, Wiggins side-armed a cast right into the target zone and the crab barely sunk a foot before the big crunch. |
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| The standard lettuce of choice for a BLT is romaine, which I like for its crunch. |
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| Despite declaring that the civic body's cash crunch has increased manyfold, it has promised a lot in the Budget. |
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| The team had trained well, but at crunch time they just couldn't perform. |
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| When the crunch comes two years from now the majority will walk out with a carriage clock and cuddly toy as a thank you. |
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| And the cereal makers also hope to attract more than 1,000 munchers to crunch through another record of 986 people. |
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| The price of farmland is soaring at record rates, despite the credit crunch forcing city slickers seeking a rural retreat out of the market. |
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| Schwartz adds cloves and ginger for extra spice and rolls the cookie balls in turbinado sugar for crunch. |
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| However, the credit crunch means it's increasingly hard to find posh noshers to eat the posh nosh in the posh nosheries. |
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| The accompanying corn salad with crispy potato chips added a nice crunch to it. |
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| The Bank of England has blamed foreign banks in the nation for the credit crunch. |
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| Board of Education, it's crunch time at the Legislature and an interview with Paul Carrola of the University of Texas at El Paso. |
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| It's crunch time, it's the business end of the group stage and we need to do a job. |
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| Coffee shops may be the latest victims of the credit crunch as people swap takeaway coffee for home-made cuppas, figures revealed yesterday. |
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| Shop windows are already crammed with cut-price bargains in a bid to beat the credit crunch that is squeezing families hard. |
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| If only the credit crunch had hit earlier, we'd still be couped up in our gardenless flat without a care in the world. |
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| That evergreen glacial depreciator, the Porsche Boxster, isn't immune to the credit crunch, with early R and S-plate tackle down to eight grand. |
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| If you like a slightly tart sweetness, lots of crunch and plenty of juice, you'll love Granny Smiths. |
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| You can almost hear the larvae eating the tree phloem while politicians crunch the numbers. |
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| The global credit crunch may have cast a shadow on the glitzy Cannes Film Festival, but French hair styling guru Franck Provost is unfazed. |
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| However, in November 2008 the surcharge dropped to zero following the sharp reduction in crude prices during the credit crunch and as of November 2009 is still at zero. |
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| This softens the meat further, but at some loss of crunch to the bark. |
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| But there was no backing down from Bazza as he and his Ibrox mates geared up for this week's crunch clash against Norwegian minnows Molde at Ibrox. |
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| The credit crunch has hit these distributors hardest and it is likely that a number of bancassurers cut back their advertising efforts in light of its effects. |
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| A credit crunch lowers investment and consumption and results in declining aggregate demand which additionally contributes to the deflationary spiral. |
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| An added ingredient to our falafel is hazelnut, roasted hazelnut, crushed, mixed into the falafel mix, which gives it a slight nuttier flavor and also gives it extra crunch. |
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| Here we're using it to bind a slaw full of the mustardy tang of raw cabbage, the crunch of carrots, the fragrance of nuts and the sweetness of dried fruit. |
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| With a thousand and one shoot 'em ups out there, it's a worrying prospect that this classic may be drowned out by others' mediocrity or ignored by post credit crunch savers. |
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| Pork Cracklins, like pork rinds, are produced from pellets and have a hearty crunch and distinct bacon flavour, derived from thicker and meatier raw material. |
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| Derek Simpson, joint leader of Unite will tell finance workers in Newcastle today that the union will fight to protect their jobs and livelihoods during the credit crunch. |
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| Newcastle-based Bellway saw profits tumble after big writedowns when the property market convulsed under the pressure of the credit crunch and recession. |
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| Budget hotels are raking it in as business people feel the crunch. |
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| Some of the attractions include a strawberry panna cotta served on a berry crunch, a pink white chocolate nougat cake pop and a pink mousse cake with raspberry jelly. |
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| When we discover the guilty one, Fredericks offers a real zinger, which perhaps will help her readers put crunch time into the proper perspective. |
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| Formally profiled as an indulgent crunch found in many desserts, macadamias proven and significant health benefits have been buried in confectionery treats until now. |
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