He played a song by Jerry Lee Lewis, then, borrowing a guitar, played Eddie Cochran's "Twenty Flight Rock".
The conservators of this house ended up in hot water, having overspent and then borrowing to buy Wharton's library.
Ms. Mayzler was referring to Ms. Reiniger's past practice of borrowing from friends and family at high interest rates and then borrowing from others to pay them back.
No sooner did the elections in Greece on Sunday ease fears of a disorderly Greek exit from the euro then borrowing costs spiked in Spain and Italy.
Among the city's financial problems — which include long-term debts of $12 billion — was its annually spending $150 million beyond its means, then borrowing millions more to cover the shortfall, Mr. Bing said.
By shorting a basket of stocks to protect against a general drop in equity prices, and then borrowing money to buy particular shares they deemed undervalued, these funds "hedged" their positions so as to prosper whichever way the market moved.
