1.   This would reduce the amount of money that had to be borrowed to finance the construction of the new house.

2.   When Norman Lamont announced plans to borrow to finance reduced taxes for the low paid, Labour accused him of bribery.

3.   Also, if governments borrow less money to finance deficits, the supply of public debt will shrink as a share of GDP.

4.   Although business investment has picked up, companies are not borrowing to finance their expenditures despite exceptionally low interest rates.

5.   According to some people familiar with the company, several junior employees had borrowed to finance their holdings.

6.   But the pace of borrowing to finance consumption may be slowing.

7.   Consumer debt is at a record high, eating into household income, and borrowing to finance purchases has tapered off.

8.   Dalgety, which also has interests in agribusiness, food ingredients and food distribution, intends to borrow to finance the acquisition.

9.   Heavier government borrowing to finance a rising deficit, the economists warned, raised interest rates for all borrowers.

10.   Many traders borrow to finance bond market investments at overnight rates.