11.   As the investigation widened, it was revealed banks had been pressured to provide loans.

12.   As president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Koehler oversees an institution that provides loans to the formerly communist nations of central Europe.

13.   As Doskocil and other Chemical customers missed loan payments, Appelbaum moved to a group that provided secured loans to keep bankrupt companies afloat as they reorganized.

14.   Bank One Merrillville is providing purchase loans to buyers.

15.   BankAmerica is looking overseas at a time when the banking industry in stable markets like the U.S. is increasingly competitive, reducing the profitability of businesses including providing loans.

16.   Bankers made it easy as they readily provided loans to fund new projects.

17.   Banks, under government guidance, readily provided loans to favored industrial conglomerates without worrying too much about the risks.

18.   A Senate committee is leaning towards limiting the size of a program that provides loans directly from the government to college students.

19.   But a bank would not provide a loan on the land, and the interest of investors was fleeting.

20.   Canada and Bombardier have long argued that Embraer has provided loans to customers at below-market interest rates through credit supplied by the Brazilian government.