1.   Bridge loans are short-term loans that companies take while waiting to get longer-term financing through bonds or a loan, often to help pay for an acquisition.

2.   But as a political matter, even if college classes in prison yield the best results, it remains difficult to get public financing for college for inmates.

3.   But the co-op board continued the project with the expectation that it would get new financing from another lender.

4.   But she could not get government financing for the work, she said.

5.   Moreover, said Robinson, Algen appears able to get bank financing for the project.

6.   Meanwhile, while Lowery was threading uprights, Silvestri was trying to get car financing for hard-to-insure motorists in Miami.

7.   Most of those industrial companies that applied probably thought they could get easier financing if they owned their own bank.

8.   Most business owners also have a tough time getting long-term financing with competitive rates.

9.   Some friends have made donations to the organization, but Naulls has failed to get government financing, which would cover some of the mounting expenses.

10.   That would allow Time Warner to establish a separate cable company that could get favorable financing because it has a steadier flow of cash than the volatile film business.