And in future they may be choosier about who they lend to, directly or indirectly.

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Now higher education has become costlier, worse and commonplace, consumers are likely to get choosier about it.

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And the more desirable (and therefore the more courted) a male is himself, the choosier he can afford to be.

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Bond investors have become choosier about sovereign credit risk, so some euro-area borrowers have had to stump up higher coupons for their recent bond issues.

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And NRIs are getting choosier about whom they bank with.

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In turn, this is forcing the main banks, each of which acts as lead lender to half a dozen or so contractors, to become choosier about which to lend to.

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IDA, has become much choosier about its clients.

ECONOMIST: Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank