21. Poor for most of its 111 years, Wyoming loosens the purse strings reluctantly. 22. A recession-struck Japanese economy has consumers tightening their purse strings . 23. He tells Ian the ants will loosen his purse strings . 24. Traditionally, the one holding the purse strings makes the decisions. 25. The Jaguars had better be ready to loosen their purse strings for Tony Brackens. 26. And they are looking to cut costs as American consumers tighten their purse strings . 27. One of those new realities is that Western governments are tightening the purse strings . 28. Tatar also is pulling the purse strings tighter on annual spending for plant upgrades. 29. What are companies buying right now and where are they tightening their purse strings ? 30. Respondents showed increasing concern about the effects of the economy on household purse strings .