Example sentences of "[art] banks ['s] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 He refused to be drawn on what would happen if the two failed to reach agreement in time to get the banks ' support for an extra £1bn-£1.2bn of finance next year .
4 Another measure , of ‘ narrow ’ money , was Mo , which covered cash , the banks ' till money , and the Bank of England 's operational cash , and the Chancellor set a target for this as well .
5 Your only option when sending money at the last minute to arrive by Christmas is to use the banks ' electronic money transfer services which take from 24 hours to around five days depending on the bank and whether you use an express transfer .
6 Your only option when sending money at the last minute to arrive by Christmas is to use the banks ' electronic money transfer services which take from 24 hours to around five days depending on the bank and whether you use an express transfer .
7 Your only option when sending money at the last minute to arrive by Christmas is to use the banks ' electronic money transfer services which take from 24 hours to around five days depending on the bank and whether you use an express transfer .
8 The spread — the banks ' profit margin over its cost of funds — charged on auto loans dropped by 4 percentage points and consumers had longer to pay .
9 Labour and student leaders welcomed the banks ' decision as a victory for common sense .
10 He insisted the scheme was not in tatters and the main effect of the banks ' decision would be to make applying for a loan less convenient for students .
11 Mr MacGregor rejected Opposition charges that the Government 's plans had been torpedoed by the banks ' withdrawal when he made a statement to the Commons yesterday .
12 Mr Straw insisted that the banks ' participation was absolutely central to the bill .
13 At the turn of the year the Fed further nudged down interest rates to encourage the banks ' customers to borrow more .
14 We did not make it clear that the table showed not the banks ' actual ratios but a hypothetical estimate of what they would have been had the banks not borrowed subordinated loans to boost their capital ( as Japan 's finance ministry let them do after June ) .
15 Over a third of the banks ' assets are denominated in foreign currencies , and particularly in dollars .
16 Each time the yen slips , the larger these dollar-based assets loom in the banks ' balance sheets — and the more they have to scrounge for additional yen-based equity at home in order to prevent their capital-adequacy figures from slipping back below the BIS requirement .
17 The impact of these rises on the banks ' cost of funds has been sobering .
18 Mr Matthews reckons that about half of the banks ' retained earnings comes from securities gains .
19 The results of the banks ' self-imposed credit rationing , and of the mounting creditor distress , are beginning to show in the leap in outstanding commercial paper issued by non-financial companies .
20 These two articles look at the banks ' problems
21 Then last year AT&T launched its Universal card , shattering the banks ' complacency .
22 Franco Piro , president of the finance commission in the lower house of Italy 's legislature , plans to investigate the banks ' role in the Federconsorzi fiasco .
23 The banks ' best customer was the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham .
24 Explaining the move , IBCA said that the banks ' underlying operating profits were on a sharply improving trend which is helping offset asset quality problems .
25 Another worry is the fall in the Tokyo stock market which , given the banks ' large equity holdings , could put pressure on their capital ratios .
26 Their accounts are primarily the taxman 's and the banks ' business .
27 The banks ' role in the economy is thus crucial , and this was underlined when Chancellor Kohl turned to them for help in rebuilding East Germany .
28 While the uncovered debts of the banks in respect of residents ' foreign exchange deposits are known more or less precisely , the amount of the banks ' other uncovered foreign liabilities is a matter of guesswork .
29 Prior to the 1970s most banks relied on their networks of overseas correspondent banks ( sometimes referred to as the banks ' own banking system ) to meet customer needs as regards international trade payments and finance .
30 The experiment in St Etienne is the first to link terminals in shops , in real time , with the banks ' computers .
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