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bail out

To abandon aircraft by parachute and not with the help of an ejection seat, if fitted.

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But Downing Street insisted any funding to stabilise Greece during the process of leaving the eurozone should be for the eurozone countries alone - just like bail-outs for those inside the single currency bloc.

Clegg warns over Eurozone gloating; CRISIS LINGERS AS GREECE FAILS TO FORM GOVERMENT

Everyone wants the banks to be more secure to reduce the risk of the need for future bail-outs.

pounds 20k MORTGAGES HIKE TO MAKE BANKS SAFER; Customers will pay price of shake-up

Investors would flee peripherals and plunk their money in safer bets, like German or US bonds, driving up borrowing costs for Rome and Madrid and potentially forcing them into bail-outs, too.

Peter spiegel: what can--and will--policy-makers do to resolve the debt crisis engulfing the eurozone? Brussels bureau chief, the financial times

IT could take more than a decade for the government to get its money back following the bank bail-outs as increased regulation and eurozone debt fears drive away investors, it was claimed.

A decade to see a return on bail-outs; InBrief

The committee also recommended that banks' retail and investment arms should be broken up to avoid future bail-outs.

'Too tough to switch your bank'

Republicans are expected to make big gains after a voter backlash against Obama's health reforms, unemployment and bank bail-outs.

Obama's late bid to save poll; Update

8billion losses in 2008 - and receiving two American government bail-outs totalling pounds 27billion.

6 BANKERS SHARE pounds 23M

It is the latest blow to the beleaguered firm, which needed nearly $70 billion in government bail-outs to stay afloat after the subprime mortgage crisis.

Insurance giant settles fraud case

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling welcomed reports the International Monetary Fund is calling for two new taxes on the banks to pay for future bail-outs.

Money alert; Election 2010 In Brief

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling has welcomed reports that the International Monetary Fund is calling for two new taxes on the banks to pay for future bail-outs.

Bank tax call hailed; Inbrief

Banks played a large role in causing the economic crisis and they should do more than just pay back taxpayers' bail-outs," he said.

ROBIN HOOD BANKERS' TAX

The credit agency Fitch said the laws could reduce the dependence on state bail-outs.