do without

I think that was kind of a crisis, because the middle managers were the brains of the firm, and what we actually did over that period of 50 years was to just sit around cutting out bits of the cerebellum of the global economic system, and try to work out how much of it we could do without.

"We knew we had a job to do without him, we said before the game we had to put a smile on his face," added Barnes.

If price rises start to hit, many economists expect Americans to opt for cheaper substitutes, delay purchases, or simply do without - a pullback with major consequences for an economy driven by consumer spending.

"We have to have Greenland. It's not a question of: 'Do you think we can do without it?' We can't."

Spreading joy and friendship wherever she goes, she adds sweetness and richness to my life in more ways that I can count, and I simply do not know what I would do without her.