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were in arrears
noun
A position of power or a way to get it.
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Exact(48)
When his household bills started coming through the door, they were in arrears too.
Its survey of landlords looking after 3,000 households on UC found 79% were in arrears.
The vast majority of countries that were in arrears were financially unable to pay.
Nearly a third of its loans were in arrears, leading to crippling losses.
About 644,000 child-support cases were in arrears last year, a spokeswoman for the agency said.
As had been the case for years, some 40% of the UN members were in arrears in paying their dues.
Similar(11)
From December onward, salaries are in arrears.
Within three months I was in arrears.
Charas denies that it was in arrears.
Credit markets don't care which bills are in arrears.
After months of unemployment, he found he was in arrears.
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