Rubs his eyes to shake the dust of these musings, not a dream exactly, this late-sleep panic fine glass thin as paper, shattered and swirling, cutting as it blows away.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Citizen Vince'

If there are fewer than 21 ratifications by the end of October 2006--and with two no votes and the U.K. and Denmark also likely to vote no, that is cutting the margin of error razor thin--the whole matter reverts to the European Council to work out, so the Council may decide to cut its losses now.

FORBES

Low interest rates are still cutting into profits and slicing margins razor thin which has led to slow hiring.

FORBES: The Big Banks Hiring The Most Right Now

This time, however, a total eclipse will be visible in a thin strip from Iran to the Pacific ocean, cutting through the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

CNN: HE GODS WERE DRINKING

That means focusing on investment banking, serving rich individuals and e-commerce, and cutting back traditional retail banking, in which margins in Germany are painfully thin.

ECONOMIST: German banks