First Spain which is already struggling to reduce a substantial deficit would be adding debt equivalent to 10% of its economic output or GDP to its already sharply rising national debt.
But not clearing the deal path first with Spain gave them that sinking feeling.
The vote marks the first time Spain has offered an organized resistance to shale efforts in Europe.
First was Spain, where there was little local competition, and we could successfully establish a leadership position.
The win is France's first over Spain since 1923 and sets up a semi-final against either Argentina or Russia.
He said that the first bluebells from Spain were introduced to Ireland in the 1600s.
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The core of today's Spain first came together as a political entity in 1469 when the marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand united the two houses of Castile and Aragon.
The girlfriend of golfer Rory McIlroy has struggled on clay this season, exiting in the first round in both Spain and Germany over the last month, and now succumbing at the first hurdle once again.
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We had so many chances in the first half (against Spain) to put it away.
Argentina are trying to win the Davis Cup for the first time, while Spain are going for a third title.
Alex Dowsett will be competing in his first Grand Tour in Spain next month, and is keen to match the success of his elder compatriots.
But it was from a through ball by the influential Fabregas that midfielder Iniesta struck making Spain the first team to win a World Cup after losing their opening game of the tournament.
This is bad news first of all for Spain: Spain's debt had begun to trade in parallel to Italy's - meaning, rationally or otherwise, investors had begun to see the two countries as anchored in the saveable part of South Europe's economy.
The newly attributed work, found in the parish church of Nuestra Senora del Carmen in Cantoria, Southern Spain, first came to the attention of art expert Miguel Falomir - curator of the current exhibition - while he was researching a catalogue to accompany the Prado's 2003 Titian exhibition.
France 0, Spain 1: For the first time in years, there was a hint of doubt about Spain this week, a sense that the most dominant side in the world, the double European champion and World Cup holder, was finally fallible.
The statistics agency recorded Spain's first population drop since the regular census began in the 1990s.
But precedent suggests that Spain will look first to its own interests, if money proves tight.
The stoppage will affect Spain's first and second division, although not all clubs appear to support the move.
It was Spain's first major championship win since 1964, and it was unexpected.
Not at first, when Greece, Spain and the others used the euro's low interest rates as an excuse to party.
"We expect the first real case to be Spain, which is currently studying the conditions for applying for aid, " he added.
During the first two weeks of December Spain's ten-year borrowing costs hit 5.5%, the highest rate in more than a decade.
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In 1931, Alasara Zamora was chosen as Spain's first constitutionally elected president.
In 1975, King Juan Carlos was sworn in as King of Spain, the first Spanish monarch since Alfonso XIII went into exile in 1931.
This year LA Fitness also opened its first overseas club - in Spain - which the company said had so far exceeded initial expectations.
Spain sold its first dollar-denominated bond in more than three years, in a deal that allows the country to trim its dependence on domestic investors.
In 1809, Ecuador struck its first blow for independence from Spain.
Firmly against the run of play, Spain's first goal came fortuitously.
"It would have been nice to have taken more of our first half chances, but Spain were the better side in the second half, " said Powell.
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