21.   Government loan restrictions are reducing the ability of Chinese state enterprises to meet payments, causing inter-enterprise debt to mushroom.

22.   He is barely meeting the payments on his rig.

23.   He also said, according to the indictment, that Iguchi should sell more securities to meet interest payments on the ones he had already sold.

24.   Higher rates could also drive the inflation rate higher as companies raise prices to come up with the cash to meet debt payments that are spiraling higher.

25.   If the debt ceiling is not raised, however, the Treasury may not have enough money to meet interest payments due next week.

26.   It has forced his family to liquidate real estate holdings in Hudson and other properties to meet payments.

27.   Lease payments were not met.

28.   Russia desperately needs money to help meet interest payments on government debt due this year.

29.   Schwartz said the bond payments would be met, and the bank loan dealt with before it comes due.

30.   Russia announced Tuesday that it could not meet all payments this year.