Example sentences of "[art] banks " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Caterer , in association with Reed Catering , is undertaking a confidential telephone survey on the relationship between the banks and our industry , in preparation for a forthcoming forum . |
| 2 | In my own garden the twisted hazel , Corylus avellana ‘ Contorta ’ , is underplanted with primroses , bluebells and wood anemones , for that is how I remember them growing , as they still do , along the banks of the rive Greta . |
| 3 | While the banks and bond holders battle it out , the reorganisation of the company into two divisions , betting and pub retailing , goes on apace . |
| 4 | Trees line the banks , mostly willows |
| 5 | The trees that ‘ line the banks , mostly willows ’ are still there , and there are places in the town of Chalais crouched underneath its château , where Pound might still creep over old rafters in search of ‘ a stream full of lilies ’ . |
| 6 | Publicly the banks have suggested that there could be dire consequences for the City should the deals be ruled illegal . |
| 7 | While the banks may then try to sue the council or even individual officers the risk is very widely spread and no financial institution will be put in danger . |
| 8 | ‘ We and the banks are agreed that this is not an appropriate basis for further finance ’ , Eurotunnel 's press release warns . |
| 9 | The banks have decided that the company is in default on its loan agreements . |
| 10 | Eurotunnel 's only hope seems to lie in satisfying the banks ' technical adviser that his forecast can be reduced — which means at least to the contractors ' £7.5bn , if not to Eurotunnel 's own £7bn estimate . |
| 11 | The critical decision for the banks will come if their own adviser sticks to his view of the costs . |
| 12 | Now Eurotunnel says that £7bn could be nearer the mark , while the banks and the consortium involved in the construction work believe that far bigger sums will be necessary . |
| 13 | Yet , if he refuses , or if he fails in any attempt , the banks could , in theory , take over the company which is in default of several loan agreements . |
| 14 | The heavily-built millionaire businessman , commonly known by his childhood nickname ‘ Maquio ’ , helped put conservative thought back into Mexican politics after he entered the fray outraged at the nationalisation of the banks in 1982 . |
| 15 | After the banks ' nationalisation he sold most of his interests in the dozen or so companies he had created and drawn his wealth from , and committed himself to combating the existing political system . |
| 16 | On the other hand , if they are not enforceable , it would be the banks , with whom the transactions were arranged , that would lose out as they had taken out further deals to offset their exposure . |
| 17 | In a statement to stock exchanges in London and Paris yesterday morning , Eurotunnel said : ‘ In those circumstances , the banks ’ technical adviser produced a high cost estimate for the current banking case . |
| 18 | We and the banks are agreed that this is not an appropriate basis for further finance . ’ |
| 19 | Eurotunnel , which is already in default of its credit agreement with the banks , has in effect been given until the end of the year to settle its differences with the contractors to permit ‘ a viable financing strategy to be put in place ’ . |
| 20 | If agreement can not be reached , the banks , which include National Westminster and Midland , have the power to close the project or bring in fresh management . |
| 21 | Last night Alastair Morton , the British co-chairman of Eurotunnel , said the banks could be driven to this ‘ by sheer exasperation through lack of progress in the talks ’ . |
| 22 | The banks can pull the plug . |
| 23 | Practically , the banks are not wishing to pull the plug . |
| 24 | For the banks chasing this lucrative and growing business , the gloves are now definitely off . |
| 25 | The banks financing the huge project have given Eurotunnel until the end of the year to come up with an agreed costing for completion of the tunnel sufficient to enable them to release fresh loans . |
| 26 | Having survived a financial crisis in the early 1980s , thanks to support from the banks and from a staff prepared to agree to a voluntary wage freeze , the paper is now making money and putting on readers , so why has the management now decided to modernise the title ? |
| 27 | Chris Morris , the joint receiver at Touche Ross , said that some payments had been made to employees and priority creditors — essentially the banks — but said the chances of ordinary creditors receiving anything was ‘ only around half a per cent ’ . |
| 28 | Once Eurotunnel and Transmanche Link , the consortium of firms building the tunnel , had produced more precise figures detailing the projected cost over-runs , the banks would be more willing to stump up the extra money , raising borrowing costs if necessary , he added . |
| 29 | John Chadwick QC , representing four of the banks , yesterday argued that they were innocent parties in these transactions . |
| 30 | He said : ‘ The banks entered into these transactions in good faith . ’ |