"That's very good news for the long-term soundness of the U.S. economy.". From Wordnik.com. [Unemployment, borrowing, retail sales paint mixed picture of economic recovery] Reference
But the three-month lending rate rose Thursday, suggesting that fears about banks 'longer-term soundness remain. From Wordnik.com. [Central Banks Pump Out Cash] Reference
One indication of financial soundness is the debt-equity ratio - the proportion of what a utility owes to what it owns. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Equalizer: Nuclear Power and Canadian Electricity] Reference
Warren Buffett likes to say that his real interest is in the long-term soundness of a stock, not in its daily market fluctuations. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
The community's, i.e. Cherokee's, financial soundness is a result of low expenditures and a very high soldier's retirement, he says. From Wordnik.com. [Harold allinson] Reference
Sometimes we need to just say no or to use the substantial powers we have been given, especially when safety and soundness is at stake. From Wordnik.com. [Financial Sector Regulation: Partnering for Success] Reference
"We remain confident with the long-term soundness of the funds we manage, '' he said. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
Why people didn’t believe me and chose to argue my soundness is just another illustration of the exact point I was making. From Wordnik.com. [Scripting News for 8/23/07 « Scripting News Annex] Reference
I know you will call the soundness of my mind in question when I acknowledge that I do not believe that Miss Evelyn is the object of Edward’s affections. From Wordnik.com. [Things By Their Right Names] Reference
Five years ago, Barney Frank vouched for the "soundness" of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and said "I do not see" any "possibility of serious financial losses to the Treasury.". From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Doesn't it make sense to let a separate agency fight the battle for honest products and practices, lest the "soundness" guys allow compromise in the name of, well, soundness?. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
His game is rooted in soundness. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - NBA's Lords of the Rim invade Hollywood] Reference
"soundness" of their contentions to a tribunal, was entirely beside the point. From Wordnik.com. [Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement] Reference
"full faith and credit" of our country, the "soundness" of the dollar, and the underpinnings of the world's economy. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Be tough in analyzing an insurer's financial soundness. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond Retirement] Reference
Give the general method of examining a horse for soundness. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Its shrinking margins aren't a threat to its financial soundness. From Wordnik.com. [Asia's Growth Eludes DBS] Reference
But can stock prices plummet without threatening financial institutions 'soundness?. From Wordnik.com. [A Long Season Of Wall Street Weirdness] Reference
Her well-stored memory always enabled her to display the soundness of her judgment. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
And the faith which is by him hath given this perfect soundness in the sight of you all. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 51: Acts The Challoner Revision] Reference
It is by no means necessary that your arguments should carry the cogent force of soundness. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
Before his death, however, the soundness of his views was acknowledged by the medical profession throughout. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
Bankrate also rates institutions for safety and soundness, based on the data in their own financial reports. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Choices] Reference
It will not do -- for epidemiology any more than elephants -- to define the soundness of the whole by any one part. From Wordnik.com. [David Katz, M.D.: Medical Research, Lifestyle Choices and Your Health Destiny] Reference
Keeping safety and soundness and consumer protection together has not ensured safety and soundness or not protected consumers. From Wordnik.com. [Prof. Elizabeth Warren on why we need the CFPA, Part 3] Reference
One rarely hears protestations of soundness when the economy is doing well – the numbers and the markets speak for themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Fundamentally Speaking] Reference
Above all, Watman said, Desert Storm proved the soundness of the military's obsession with big-ticket, precision-guided weaponry. From Wordnik.com. [The Military's New Image] Reference
Now this man's mind is not only reduced to the size of his idea, and assimilated to its character, but it has lost its soundness. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
Regulation for fiscal soundness would be essential, as would oversight to ensure that the quality of conforming loans remained high. From Wordnik.com. [Housing policy must be set on sustainable basis] Reference
I had an uneasy suspicion, at the time, that the soundness of the family's mental organization had become temporarily suspended, from. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
Technicians are checking the structural soundness of the walls with the kind of endoscopy equipment used by doctors on human patients. From Wordnik.com. [To Rise From The Ashes] Reference
Moreover, the Council can set aside any BCPF regulation that it decides would put the safety and soundness of the banking system at risk. From Wordnik.com. [Your Crib Sheet For Bank Regulation] Reference
A.M. Best Co., which rates the soundness of insurance companies, disagrees: This month it lowered the insurance units 'ratings two notches. From Wordnik.com. [Is An Insurance Crisis Next?] Reference
And even though the state's independent actuaries -- Uber-accountants who measure pension plans 'financial soundness -- approved everything. From Wordnik.com. [Numbers Games] Reference
I've communicated to my colleagues that safety and soundness are our issues -- the safety of the American people and the soundness of our economy. From Wordnik.com. [Fast Chat: Nancy Pelosi] Reference
In the eyes of the world, its decision makers have failed miserably — time after time — to project the credibility and soundness of U.S. foreign policy. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Talking to Iran] Reference
While the SEC nominally regulated these firms, the Commission had no track record to speak of with respect to ensuring the safety and soundness of financial institutions. From Wordnik.com. [Sen. Ted Kaufman: Captive Regulators Contributed to Oil and Financial Disasters] Reference
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