"None of us know what is going to happen in 2010, and maybe this will all pay off in the future,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

The FBI says the smugglers often threaten their victims and make it difficult for them to pay off their debts.

VOA: standard.2010.05.24

I got it all figured out, too. So many pounds of shrimp will pay off the boat.

VOA: standard.other

"Job creation in the United States is something that small businesses, entrepreneurs and the private sector will do but they cannot do it if they are burdened by a legacy of debt and the prospect of higher taxes to pay off that debt and that is the most troubling aspect of the policies this administration is pursuing,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.05