Word: recoups
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...adult working population and own most of the banks, which during a decade of superheated growth lent far too much money back to their parent companies for risky investments all over the world. As those projects faltered, so did the banks. And as overseas lenders tried to recoup their investments, Korea's currency and foreign reserves began to deflate...
...fact, for reasons unknown, the billing department's supervisor actively resisted seeking reimbursement. Says Grasmick: "It was shocking beyond belief that that kind of behavior was tolerated and that there was no sanctioning of that individual's behavior." The office is vigorously seeking reimbursement and has managed to recoup $13.3 million in just the first 10 months of the past fiscal year...
...this tactic backfire and force millions to quit the coffin nails? Not according to a US Treasury Department audit leaked over the weekend. It says Big Tobacco will recoup settlement losses ? and more ? from those who keep on puffing despite the health risks and a price hike. Only seven percent of smokers would quit if they had to pay an extra 62 cents per pack, according to the report...
...Baoill is also suing to recoup damages he suffered from the fire which occurred in the adjacent space, he said...
That's largely because of vigorous elephant-conservation efforts. But conservation is expensive, and these relatively poor countries feel that they should be able to recoup some of their losses. Namibia and Zimbabwe say they would use part of the proceeds to compensate citizens whose property and livelihoods are being disrupted by marauding herds...