1.   It clearly defined the PSO payments, and committed the state to settling its accumulated debt with the company.

2.   Almost three-fifths of the companies that declared bankruptcy cited declining sales, accumulated debt and difficulty in repaying credit, Tokyo Shoko said.

3.   But how they handle the accumulated debt of those that are closed is an unresolved question.

4.   It said that Italy and Belgium would have to run budget surpluses for the foreseeable future to reduce their mountain of accumulated debt.

5.   Italy and Belgium continue to carry twice as much accumulated debt as most others and are obligated to make deep cuts in spending for years to come.

6.   Jordan faces a worsening economy and accumulated debts.

7.   So, for two years Pathmark has been searching for a suitor that could acquire the company and much of its accumulated debt.

8.   The money can be used to reduce accumulated debt, thereby reducing annual interest rate payments, which account for a fifth of all government spending.

9.   The symphony has been using recent surpluses to pay off an accumulated debt, and like most of its colleagues, it is involved in an endowment campaign.

10.   But they were made unavoidable by the runaway budget deficit, negative trade balance, and the accumulated foreign debt that largely only subsidized the welfare system.