With loan losses still climbing, banks are loth to throw money around.

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UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations, which begin in 2014 and limit a club's losses over a given period, are turning soccer into a buyer's market in which habitual big spenders are unwilling to throw money around.

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Not that the Carlton boss is one to throw money around recklessly - he has built his empire on an aggressive buying strategy, but keeps a firm eye on the bottom line, abhoring debt and keeping what he calls "old-fashioned" accounts.

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And yet the super-rich are still able to throw their money around.

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But he says that "there was often a lot of resentment towards them, about the way they would throw their money around indiscriminately".

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For the moment, Manchester City is the hottest team in Europe, with flashy stars and plenty of money to throw around.

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The most famous firms have plenty of money to throw around.

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There simply is no money to throw around.

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Judgment creditor plaintiffs generally do not throw good money after bad by going around seeking to enforce their foreign judgments in jurisdictions in which their judgment debtors do not have assets.

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Vivian had never met a girl like Shelly, who left her money lying around on tables and liked to throw blindfold dinner parties.

NEWYORKER: Temporary