11.   Without the loan guarantees from the United States, Mexico will find it almost impossible to borrow money to cover its obligations.

12.   In tough times, nature is the first to suffer as companies and governments extract more and more natural resources to earn quick cash to cover short-term obligations.

13.   It has urged the government to work on restructuring foreign debts, cautioning against using its loans to cover obligations to private lenders.

14.   Most listed firms have just enough cash to cover non-credit obligations like salaries and daily operations.

15.   The focus on media and the children was to continue Thursday, when federal regulators were scheduled to devise new rules covering the obligations of TV networks to youths.