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  • San Francisco's Fillmore District gained a bird-in-hand with the much-anticipated New Year's Eve opening of State Bird Provisions from the married duo of Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, both former chefs at the now-closed Rubicon.

    SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Lynne Char Bennett 2012

  • There's a chance he doesn't win the arb case, so $8 vs. $23M, is the bird-in-hand comparison.

    True Blue LA Phil Gurnee 2010

  • She posed just long enough for her first bird-in-hand photo.

    Missoula Independent Justin Karnopp 2010

  • A customer calling to say, "How can I stay at your hotel and still meet my budget requirements" is certainly a bird-in-hand customer, and who wouldn't want one of those in tight economic times?

    HS Blog - Homeschool Blog 2008

  • A sleight of hand attempts to pull the curtain over the lack of focus on easing credit markets. of course, it's all about self interest at the top; management isn't really interested in performance for the shareholders anymore. with hand picked boards, compensation committees picked by these bird-in-hand boards and compensation consultants, it's all sewn up for them. since many of these firms went public, they use shareholder money to further their own aims, and leave both the shareholder and the taxpayer holding the bag. fta:

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • "bird-in-hand" offer and don't want to lose the deal.

    Insights into Startups and Entrepreneurship - nPost Blog Nathan Kaiser 2009

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