11.   As well as increasing their capital base, banks must set aside higher provisions for bad debt.

12.   But by then, South Korea was in the midst of a credit squeeze, as banks began a long overdue effort to stem erosion in their capital bases.

13.   But unlike other start ups, it has a strong capital base.

14.   Charging off giant chunks of unrecoverable loans and thereby incurring losses chips away at their thin capital base.

15.   Co-ops are among the most vulnerable institutions in Japanese finance because of their weak capital base and exposure to problem loans.

16.   Early this month, Prime Minister Hashimoto said the government will consider the use of public funds to protect depositors by boosting the capital base of the corporation.

17.   Even if you spend the income from the assets, preserve the capital base for growth in the future.

18.   Even if banks have a healthy capital base, they may be required to help bail out failed small banks and thrifts.

19.   Farkas said the investment banking basically consisted of a capital base and a pool of talent.

20.   Finally, Absa wants to bolster the capital base of some of its overseas branches, Du Toit said.