‘working mothers get a bad deal’

‘Republicans often argue that Social Security is a bad deal for African-Americans.’

‘Early in 1852, the price of New Brunswick spruce deals had to be reduced because of the competition from cheap Norwegian white deals.’

‘In Britain and America, material was available in timber form, as plank, deals, board, and scantling.’

‘‘Time for one more game.’ ‘All right. Whose deal?’’

‘It’s your deal now,″ said one of the men, under his breath, ″and see that this time you deal from the top.″’

‘the government was ready to do a deal with the opposition’

‘The pipeline is more than just a business deal, it’s also highly political, because it’s about access to oil.’

‘No matter how late the family worked, when finished Vera scrubbed the table, made from deal, with sand soap perfectly clean for the early breakfast the next morning.’

‘He still slept in his camp bed, and used a dining-table that he had made out of deal boards with four fencing posts for legs.’

‘after the deal, players A and B stay out’

‘No more cards will be drawn from the stock until the next deal.’

‘The overall chances of drawing a certain card in the deal is the sum of these’

‘So even if you fold, you may still get the chance to win the current pot on the following deal.’

‘There may be cards left on the table after everyone has played their cards from the first deal.’

‘If all four players pass, the deal is abandoned, and the next dealer deals.’

‘journalism that deals in small-town chit-chat’

‘McCall Smith deals in the comedy of character, rather than in farce.’

‘you are suspected of dealing in drugs’

‘many of the men are dealing drugs’

‘you’ll have to find a way of dealing with those feelings’

‘This is not to say the court system couldn’t cope with some reform to deal with new situations.’

‘the cards were dealt for the last hand’

‘fate dealt her a different hand’

‘the punishments dealt out to the rioters were hideous’

‘The stakes were upped last Monday when the consequences of last summer’s direct action protest were dealt out at Dingwall Sheriff Court.’

‘the novel deals with several different topics’

‘A short chapter deals all too briefly with the history of women’s involvement in war.’

‘the bank deals directly with the private sector’

‘Although the company deals mainly with the commercial sector, they will also supply green electricity to residential clients.’

‘The vicar silently sat at the table and the monk dealt him in.’

‘Let’s deal him in and give him a piece of the cake.’

‘hopes of an economic recovery were dealt another blow’

‘Stainforth is just one of the communities that will be dealt a body blow if Hatfield colliery shuts.’

‘the government had been unable to deal with the economic crisis’

‘Bringing things closer into sight is the first step in dealing with potential threats.’

‘directors were prohibited from dealing in the company’s shares’

‘He had done two dangerous things, stealing state property on a large scale, and dealing in a socially sensitive commodity, as well as making an enormous profit for himself.’

‘life had dealt very harshly with her’

‘Police sources have been quoted as saying the protesters will be dealt with harshly.’