Or you unveil an innovative executive training programmed and boardroom colleagues question its net present value and pay-back time calculation.

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Now, it seems, it is pay-back time.

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So my objection is, one, the money rather than looked at in a way it was intended as an investment in low-income housing, ADA accessibility, energy efficiency that will pay back over time, it was about a 45-minute discussion.

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Liechtenstein nearly made Wales pay on the stroke of half-time, exposing a shaky Wales back four where Collins again showed a worrying tendency to over-commit.

BBC: Liechtenstein 0-2 Wales

Because companies would have deducted this newly expensed investment over time anyway, they will effectively pay back any short-term tax savings and Treasury will eventually recover most of its revenue loss.

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If suddenly investors -- and by the way, a lot of those investors are Americans who have Treasury bills, pension funds, et cetera -- if suddenly they started thinking that we might not pay them back on time, at the very least, at the bare minimum, they would charge a much higher interest rate to allow the United States to borrow money.

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Gloucester failed to turn their early dominance into further points and were made to pay when Worcester surged back with a Walker penalty and two tries before half-time.

BBC: Gloucester 13-13 Worcester

This "score" is determined by one of three companies--Equifax, TransUnion or Experian--and basically tells a creditor how likely you are to pay back a loan on time.

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But Dr Meldrum said increasing GP pay, persuading existing doctors not to retire and allowing others to come back to work part-time could also help.

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