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...stopgap spending bill, known as a continuing resolution, to keep the Government functioning. Although the 1984 fiscal year began Oct. 1, five of the 13 annual appropriations bills have been stalemated on Capitol Hill. Another important measure, which would raise the legal debt ceiling and allow the Treasury to borrow the money it needs, was still stalled in the Senate. And Congress, it seems, will not be able to whittle a thin dune from the 1983 deficit of $195 billion by the time it adjourns this weekend...
...enjoying a spurt because its currency is strong, its financial markets are awash with funds, and loans are therefore easy to get. Said Narongchai Akrasanee, an economic adviser to Thailand's Industrial Finance Corp.: "For the first time in history, banks have gone to customers, begging them to borrow...
...such presidential support seems misplaced. The weakness in Princeton's system centers on the student committee itself, a collection of three not so holy trinities, to borrow Brennan's metaphor. The committee consists of three current class presidents, three past class presidents, and three students selected from the student body at large. One need not dismiss young government enthusiasts entirely to question a class president's qualifications to make a decision that will affect a student's academic and professional future. A successful class campaign probably results more from candidate's popularity or familiarity with of students than it does...
...stranger would usually then explain that he had been mugged and needed a place to stay overnight and some cash to borrow. The next morning he would move...
...term loans. The IMF is somewhat like an office credit union into which members put their savings to be drawn on when there is a need. The IMF calls its deposits "quotas," and each of its 146 members makes a contribution to a common pool from which it can borrow when it is squeezed for cash to pay its bills...