He was offered a double shift for double pay, and jumped at the chance of earning some money towards the greengrocer's shop he wants to open.
Remember the Chinese fable of the mighty emperor who agreed to give a wily supplicant one grain of rice for the first square on a chess board, double that for the second square, double again for the third and so on, before he realised that he would be giving away his whole kingdom's supply before the board was half-finished.
You know, if you have almost one out of five men in certain communities that are out of work - and that's double the rate for white men or more than double the rate - you would think that would make news.
There was a precedent supporting the Europeans: American green laws insist that ships docking locally be double hulled, even though that forces ship owners to pay for unwanted double hulls on international waters en route to American ports.
Because the threshold for couples is less than double that for singles, the tax imposes a marriage penalty on couples with two high earners but gives a bonus to those with a high earner and a low- or non-earner.
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He sold it in 2004 for more than double what he paid for it.
Having to pay for emission allowances up front in an auction, as you suggest, while also having to pay for these new plants would be a double blow for customers.
The previous two oil disruptions, in 1973 and 1979, caused both higher fuel prices and reduced demand for trucking here in the United States, double whammies for the industry.
He also criticised MEPs for raising the prospect that farmers could go unpunished for breaking existing EU rules, and for proposing that farmers should be allowed to get double subsidies for helping the environment.
Overbay last played in the outfield in a game in 2001 for Double-A El Paso.
Expectations are for double-digit year-over-year sales growth in the U.S. for the top auto companies.
Elem Ibiam also had a double-double for South Carolina with 12 points and 10 boards.
Maybe in their minds, it would be a big draw for double XP weekends or something.
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And the proposal for double payments is ridiculous - it makes us look ridiculous.
Kenny Deuchar's late double for the bottom-of-the-table side took a little shine off the win.
As well as forgetting to take inflation into account, officials were responsible for double-counting.
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In general, most big international gateways offer the opportunity for double-ticket savings on select routes.
Conrad thinks Duke is on track for double-digit growth and likes the 3.6% dividend yield.
Renewable energy accounts for double the amount of power it did just six years ago.
And that can be double for students who go on to graduate studies.
And Farrell had words of praise for double try-scorer Renouf: "He is a fantastic player, " the captain said.
Finding small-cap ETFs with the potential for double-digit gains looks kind of difficult.
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Olly Morgan opened the scoring before Peter Buxton twice went over to claim his first try double for Gloucester.
On eBay, he adds, several units have sold for double the retail value.
Taxes on qualified dividends will more than double for many investors because it will be taxed as ordinary income.
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These amounts double for a married couple filing a joint income tax return (and hence a joint Form 8938).
Almonte, 23, batted .276 with four homers, 25 RBIs and 30 steals in 78 games for Double-A Trenton last season.
Each individual in the UK is responsible for double the imported emissions of someone in Germany, which has kept its manufacturing base.
Needing a double for the cycle, Young grounded out in the seventh.
That car was cloned from the original, which belongs to a private collector, in order to provide a body double for filming.
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