Rumors surfaced in early spring that he might be forced to auction off some of the work to meet debt obligations.

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Were generators forced to auction mothballed plant, so that marginal power stations were spread around more owners, there would probably be more coal burned and power prices would be lower.

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Dissatisfied investors in the Tribune Company have forced the corporation to put itself on the auction block.

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Spain conducted a dreadful bond auction, in which it was forced to pay 6.975%, just shy of the 7% benchmark.

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Bill Day, the house's owner, was forced to sell most of its furnishings at an auction in 2000.

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The newest 4G network in the UK is already running, whilst Vodafone, O2, Three, and other new entrants are forced by the regulator to wait until 2013 for the auction process to start.

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As a result, auction houses are in constant competition to win business and are often forced to make promises they may wish they didn't have to make.

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Auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's have been forced to adjust to these millionaires, who show up wearing blue jeans at auctions and in showrooms accustomed to older, more formally dressed clients.

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