Shell told MPs that in Alaska available mechanical recovery assets had "a combined capacity that exceeds the worst-case discharge potential of the well we are drilling".

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Also, if a creditor wins, depending on the reason, the debt may still be subject to discharge in a later case.

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To qualify for immediate discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, the taxpayer must prove that he is unable to make periodic payments on his debts in a chapter 13 bankruptcy case.

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