substantial debt
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsubstantialanddebt
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substantial
adjective
uk/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/us/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/
large in size, value, ...
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debt
noun[C or U]
uk/det/us/det/
something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of ...
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(Definition ofsubstantialanddebtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This benchmark will grant the country access tosubstantialdebtrelief in future years.
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To avoid imposing all the fiscal burden of the transition on the current workers, governments must issuesubstantialdebt.
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A number of these countries facesubstantialdebtrepayments both to the private banks and to official creditors.
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I am in favour of verysubstantialdebtrelief for all the countries concerned and debt cancellation for the poorest ones.
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Verysubstantialdebtappropriations have been made by most banks in recent years.
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There is such a verysubstantialdebtat the present moment.
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The fact is that mature students in many cases take onsubstantialdebton commercial terms.
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It is clear that asubstantialdebttransferred to an acquiring bidder creates a problem for that bidder.
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We want a statement of principle that is relevant to the clause, because we are allowing asubstantialdebtto be built up.
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It also means that we shall enjoy a fourth successive year ofsubstantialdebtrepayment.
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We need much moresubstantialdebtrelief than we have seen before.
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They would providesubstantialdebtrelief for the poorest countries pursuing reform.
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That is the question of servicing a verysubstantialdebtincurred as a result of the compensation paid to the shareholders in the fourteen companies.
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Is it thought that a fellow owing asubstantialdebtwill be compelled by the threat of such a fine to tell the county court who his employer is?
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That means both that parents continue to be clear about how much maintenance is due and that the new liability does not carry with itsubstantialdebtfor past periods.
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Perhaps one can deal with certain suggestions which have been thrown out for regulating this long-standing and still verysubstantialdebtto the holders of post-war credits.
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He was quite wealthy and educated, although his father left him asubstantialdebt.
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The background investigation must show the candidate to be free ofsubstantialdebtor foreign influence.
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When the previous management ceased operation,substantialdebtremained behind.
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