21.   If a sale of HomeBase is completed, Waban said it would use the proceeds to retire debt and repurchase shares of its stock.

22.   In these refinancings, the state or city retires old debt by issuing new, lower-interest bonds.

23.   Instead, LeBow increased net income above the required level by selling assets and retiring debt.

24.   It can be spent, or used to retire debt.

25.   It certainly makes sense to try to retire the debt and get the tax revenues development would bring.

26.   Johnson said that some of the money raised Tuesday night would go to retire debt from the last campaign.

27.   Last November, he said the group had completely retired its debt, an accomplishment that far exceeded most expectations so early in his tenure.

28.   Lincoln will use funds from the sale to buy back stock, retire debt and make acquisitions in the life insurance and money management industries.

29.   Municipalities sell new debt and invest the proceeds in Treasury securities while they wait until they are legally clear to retire older debt.

30.   Peco said it intends to buy back stock and retire debt with most of the proceeds.