had, to be

1. see be had.

Example Sentences

"I paid myself a small wage just so that we could live and get by but I didn't take any massive chunks of money, especially in those days when we started go viral, because every single penny that was made had to be reinvested to keep up with the demands," Zoe said.

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Lisa Adams, chief revenue officer at Hazelwood, Mo.-based TeeTurtle, which makes T-shirts, toys and games, said the company had to be far more precise in how it planned promotions.

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Newer items coming in from China had to be discounted more conservatively to make up for the higher import costs, she said.

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But they had to be persuaded to tackle obesity as well, leveraging the hormone’s ability to recalibrate the body’s natural signals for fullness.

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Speaking alongside Merz, SPD Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said his party agreed with Merz's centre-right CDU that there had to be changes to the ban.

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