They and their two children, ages 7 and 3, have been living off savings, a good investment in coffee futures and a sizable loan from his father-in-law.

The institutions are preparing to make sizable loans to Argentina.

Federal prosecutors considered indicting the bank after it was learned its Atlanta branch extended sizable unsecured loans to Iraq.

"There was no avenue for 18 months" for the growing organization to acquire the sizable loan it needed, Ms. Rabushka said.

If there were such a bank I certainly would, and I'd negotiate a sizable loan on its efficacy as collateral.

The financial firms also gave him sizable loans despite his woeful personal credit rating.

There was really no tangible collateral available to back a sizable loan except for the anticipated proceeds of the contract.

Ms. Teply, like almost half of the school's current roster of 211 students, had to take out sizable loans to finance her musical education.

Under the old tax law all the interest was deductible, and appreciation in value enabled them to take out sizable loans.

"Many people were concerned at the burden of taking on sizable loans and then being at market risk," Mr. Wright said.