1.   As the recession has deepened, so greater attention has focused on the issue of the late payment of debt.

2.   I am conscious of the late payment problem, which is something to which we are devoting great attention.

3.   Is there a grace period for late payment?

4.   Nat West says that late payment has recently been a significant factor in the demand for bank finance.

5.   The survey bore out recent observations that smaller companies were bearing the brunt of bad debts and late payment.

6.   There are severe penalties for late payment of taxes.

7.   Where he fell down was in failing to deliver on late payment of debt, which cost businesses dear.

8.   The credit card company just increased the penalty on late payments.