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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A number of factors besides increased gearing may also have contributed to higher corporate default rates.
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Mr Record said Britannia had net debts of £40m and gearing of 110 percent.
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My problem is one of gearing - basically it is too low in all gears.
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No credit is given for trusts' abilities to enhance returns through gearing .
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The company's gearing is 90 percent.
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The group's gearing is about 1,000 p.c.
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The rise in companies' income gearing has also stabilised.
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The shell raising and lowering mechanism was overhauled and a new electric motor fitted with modern gearing and cable adjusting devices.