1.  Analysts say the sale of stakes to foreigners is an efficient way for Chinese enterprises to realise their expansion plans and ease short-term funding needs.

2.  Banespa had been seeking central bank backing for its funding needs for some time before it was seized.

3.  Banks and other companies typically turn to the highly liquid short-end of the U.S. credit market for immediate funding needs.

4.  Banks and other companies typically turn to the highly liquid U.S. credit market for immediate funding needs.

5.  Brownback said abortions reduced the potential pool of taxpayers needed to support the long-range funding needs of Social Security.

6.  Companies are increasingly turning to the bond market for their short-term funding needs.

7.  For the last three years, the company has used commercial paper for almost half its funding needs.

8.  He or she should also have a grasp of the funding needs of the arts community in New York City and of cultural institutions in the state.

9.  In practice, however, the asset-sale revenues have been swallowed by the funding needs of state-owned companies.

10.  The U.K. typically meets its funding needs by selling sterling-denominated securities in the gilt market.