The company said it added $2.8 billion in long-term obligations but also held $2 billion in cash.

He expressed concern that unscrupulous groups might become involved and not meet their long-term obligations to their retirees.

These general standards exert their own normative pressure on state action, contributing to the development of long-term obligations between states which stress cooperation.

A buyer would have to assume many, if not all, of the paper's potential long-term obligations.

Congress should be required to produce an honest and open assessment of the government's long-term financial obligations as part of the budget resolution every year.

Paid past due bills, invested in savings, and set aside the money necessary to pay long-term obligations .

Many older women are interested in companionship but may want to avoid long-term obligations and are hesitant to give up their new independence.

To increase returns, the company also finances many of its long-term obligations with cheaper short-term funds - never a stable situation.

In the last housing slump, a decade ago, high interest rates discouraged many ordinary home buyers from a long-term obligation.

The Transportation Department began picking up the costs in late 2002 but does not want to bear the long-term obligation.