Sentence examples for overwhelming debts from inspiring English sources

President Obama's proposal for a new tax on millionaires echoes a call in many countries struggling with budget deficits and overwhelming debts to make the wealthy pay more.

Faced with overwhelming debts, the current government promised when it took over to eliminate 15,000 city jobs and cut $1 billion a year in spending — but kept the expensive airport project.

Opting for bankruptcy enables people to walk away from their overwhelming debts and make a fresh start, subject to restrictions, while their assets are shared out fairly among their creditors.

"What will happen to city retirees on fixed incomes?" But others, including some Detroit business leaders who have seen a rise in private investment downtown despite the city's larger struggles, said bankruptcy seemed the only choice left — and one that might finally lead to a desperately needed overhaul of city services and to a plan to pay off some reduced version of the overwhelming debts.

They have been left with overwhelming debts.

The Countess was richly left under Leicester's will; yet the discharge of his overwhelming debts diminished her wealth.

Earlier this month, Mr. Bush picked Mr. Baker as a special envoy to address Iraq's overwhelming debt.

But the story has mostly been about acquisitions, dispositions, overwhelming debt and shotgun corporate mergers.

Japan's overwhelming debt burden limited the government's ability to cut taxes or spend money.

"Claus felt an overwhelming debt to this country," said Sir David Attenborough, a close friend.

QUESTION FROM GUEST: Isn't it true that Haiti is strapped with overwhelming debt, specifically with the World Bank?