The government is now considering at least three options to reduce the country's dependence on nuclear power — and all of them would give the power companies until 2030 to shut their reactors permanently, allowing them to largely recoup their plant investments.
After about 26 weeks Disney's share of the revenue steam dwindles, and when business trickles off, Blockbuster can sell the used tapes, largely recouping its original capital outlay.
On Dec. 4, Obama signed into law a provision that forces the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collectors to largely recoup uncollectible delinquent tax bills from low-income Americans.
To many critics, these above-market contracts illustrated the inefficiency of regulated utilities, which were largely able to recoup those costs by charging their captive customers -- a luxury that unregulated producers do not have).
The U.K.'s stock market has recouped its losses, though that is largely thanks to a drop in the British currency, which favors earnings for big companies overseas.
By contrast, one of the most commercially successful new musicals, "Billy Elliot," which recouped its $18 million capitalization in 14 months, takes place largely in a community center dance hall, and some of the most critically praised dance scenes involve no more than a chair or an empty stage.
Artemis has recouped its initial outlay, and is making money.Of the others, America's Prudential has done well, largely because it bought Kyoei Life, which has an all but exclusive franchise to sell life insurance to the teachers' and hairdressers' guilds.
But if the above losses are not recouped, and especially if they are furthered, we could see the first part of the correction that is largely expected.
China, India and South Korea recouped 71-74% of theirs.
Neither production recouped its initial investment.
