31.   As a result, customers ended up paying debts that had legally been erased.

32.   As a result, much of the money will be saved or used to pay debts rather than spent in ways that help spur the economy.

33.   As the loser, Jordan likely will have trouble paying the debt without reaching into his pockets.

34.   As President Clinton prepared to submit his budget recommendations to Congress next month, officials said the administration would propose paying the debt in installments.

35.   As for his fraud conviction, he says he went to prison and paid his debt to society.

36.   As they go under, many will be tempted to sell their customer data to help pay debts.

37.   At first Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov held open the possibility that the government would find a way to pay its debts.

38.   At stake were millions of dollars in disposal fees the towns used to pay debts incurred to build the incinerators.

39.   Aukland said the teens had paid their debts to the smugglers.

40.   Banks sued formerly wealthy entrepreneurs, saying they hid assets to avoid paying their debts.