Sentence examples for lengthening the term from inspiring English sources

Gardner said borrowers were lengthening the term of their mortgage to cope, with 52% of mortgages arranged over more than 25 years, up from 40% in 2007.

Mr. Medvedev is pushing through a change to the Constitution lengthening the term of president to six years from four, and some analysts have wondered whether Mr. Putin was maneuvering to return to the presidency soon.

The shorter the investment cycle (i.e., the time between buying and selling a currency), the higher the effective rate of tax thus providing market-based incentives for lengthening the term structure of investments.

Don't just hope that the problem will go away on its own – it won't!" If you are getting behind on the mortgage, or think you will in the future, always speak to your lender as it is obliged to help you and may allow you to reduce your monthly payments by lengthening the term of the loan or give you a payment holiday until you get back on top of things.

Provided you qualify, lengthening the term of your note will reduce the monthly payments, making it more manageable.

Still, one caucus member noted that if Republicans were willing to negotiate on the tax credits, there would be a universe of items that conservatives could give up in exchange, perhaps even lengthening the term of the Medicaid expansion past the 2020 date.

But lengthening the terms of the debt would once again add billions of dollars in interest costs over the life of the bonds.

We should also consider lengthening the terms of House members from two to four years to reduce re-election pressures in the face of important policy decisions.

Also last week, sources said the industrial group and its creditor banks were discussing lengthening the terms of a three billion-euro loan they gave Fiat last year; Morchio did not comment, but said "we have a very good relationship with our banks…They helped us through difficult moments and are still encouraging us".

But over time the copyrights for recordings and Hollywood films proved extremely valuable, and American corporations persuaded Congress to lengthen the term of protection again and again.

The legislation, which amends the stalking laws first enacted in 1998, also lengthens the term of temporary orders of protection to up to five years and adds the possibility of renewal.