Sentence examples for financial mishap from inspiring English sources

"About 35 percent of all defaults are at least in part strategic," he said, meaning that even if a financial mishap like job loss is behind a homeowner's decision to stop paying, being underwater is a factor.

All that before you look at any other debts or financial mishaps they might have.

In a conference call with analysts yesterday, Kenneth L. Lay, the chairman and chief executive, apologized for the accounting tangle and financial mishaps that have contributed to a nearly 90percentt drop in the company's stock price since last year.

Mr. Istock replaced the bank's former chief executive, John B. McCoy, who was forced to resign by the board because of the managerial problems and financial mishaps at the bank.

South Korea, in its role as G-20 chairman, is trying to take the notion of burden-sharing to mitigate financial mishaps a step further with a proposal for cross-border safety nets that would obviate the perceived need for huge exchange reserves to guard against sudden capital flight.

Matriarch of the Bluth brood and driving force behind the family company's dodgy dealings, Lucille has grown accustomed to an opulent lifestyle and isn't going to let the family's financial mishaps get in the way of her enjoying the finer things in life.

There's evidence that Rubio's modest background and his financial mishaps are more of a positive than a negative.

While it is indeed prudent to expose the child to money management, unless the parent/guardian invests the time in monitoring and guiding the child in using it, financial mishaps are bound to happen.

Lauren Bowling is a freelance writer and blogger behind popular personal finance site L Bee and the Money Tree, where she writes weekly about financial mishaps and lessons learned.

At the height of the financial turmoil last autumn a bank run, currency crisis or similar mishap in Latvia could have caused a devastating collapse of confidence elsewhere.

Some industries could endure takeovers in the wake of myriad mishaps and scandals of their own making, such as financial services (fallout from Marsh &McLennan) and drugs (the Vioxx debacle at Merck).