1. A few computer magazines, some cash I pinched from Quigley's drawer and my Abbey National card.

2. Okinawan businesses are feeling the pinch from the lockdown, which will be reviewed next week.

3. The auto industry is feeling the pinch from slowed production.

4. Bag makers have already felt the pinch from the looming restrictions.

5. Bag makers have already felt the pinch from the looming restrictions. Some have even been forced out of business.

6. Local stores and businesses are beginning to feel the pinch from the economic crisis.

7. Due to the costs[ ], many are seen opting to share networks adding to competitive pressure among telecoms gear suppliers already feeling the pinch from the economic downturn.

8. One of the ways Chinese consumers are coping with the pinch from inflation is by turning to the Internet and shopping in groups.

9. While in the short term the combination of a weak pound and a return to growth in the eurozone is good for our exporters, consumers will feel the pinch from the increasing cost of imports.

10. The count, with a smile still lingering on his face, looked straight before him along the path, and did not take a pinch from the snuff-box he held in his hand.

11. The year-on-year growth rate of China's April home prices hit a record high, despite a preliminary pinch from the government's stern real estate tightening measures.

12. HONG KONG (Reuters) - European and American fashion designers feeling the pinch from the credit crisis can look to the growing ranks of China's nouveau riche to boost sales.