Loans
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Examples
- When Parliament refused supplies, he demanded loans from various subjects, and attempted similar illegal exactions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Am I worth those loans of money which you so delicately reminded me of a little while since? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The French people had subscribed enormously to Russian loans. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- One of our most lucrative means of laying out money is in the shape of loans, where the security is unimpeachable. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- In this power consist both the value and the use of the loans. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- That condition was, that he should make a solemn resolution to grant no more loans of his name, or anything else, to Mr. Micawber. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He could get shelter, food, loans, and legal help. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And so it happened that some time afterward, when we greatly needed help in the way of loans, the bank willingly gave us the accommodations we required to tide us over a critical period. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- His private minor loans were numerous, but he would inquire strictly into the circumstances both before and after. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And by reason of this solidarity rulers had everywhere to take account of this people as a help, as a source of loans, or as a source of trouble. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I got a letter to Mr. Stillman; and went over and told him I wanted to open an account and get some loans and discounts. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He wanted indemnities to recuperate France, loans, gifts, and tributes to France, glory and homage to France. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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