Borrow a lot of money, pay it off, pay it off, pay it off, get down to near zero, and bang! World War I.

Wars are expensive. But then we'd pay it off, pay it off, pay it off, and then, oh, what's this? The Civil War. Even more expensive.

We rise to an astronomical level, around 118 percent of GDP, But we pay it off, pay it off, pay it off, and then, what's this?

Tracing the precise consequences of policy measures or institutional reforms and estimating when they might pay off is hopelessly complex.

Ultimately, perhaps, all the pain will pay off.

And I think it'll all pay off in the end.

Suppose my children have to pay off the debt to you that I incurred. They will be worse off.

The risks are massive, but the pay off economic, humanitarian, motivational it's absolutely huge.

Germany had to pay huge sums in war reparations to the Allies (who in turn had large loans from the U.S. to pay off).

However, in the long run, the gains accruing from climate change mitigation will pay off.

Net immigration to the US, which has already tapered off, might reverse.

There is no guarantee, of course, that the three parts of this wager will pay off.

They might have to pay somewhat higher interest rates to address concerns about moral hazard.

And, if the bets don t pay off, the cost to the American taxpayer will be even larger.

And establishing a formal mechanism for transatlantic regulatory consultation will eventually pay off, one sector at a time.

The problem with this argument is that governments are rarely faced with having to pay off their debts.

I think they very well might have said, Let's call the whole thing off.

You will say then, Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

If forced to pay, the business might be obliged to declare bankruptcy or exit the market altogether.

Private savings, as a rule, can pay the costs of treatment only for the thrifty and the well off.

It's about pushing off of them and seeing what amazing places they might bring us.

Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.

That incentive increases if it can command the resources of a more democratically governed state, where citizens agree to pay taxes (and pay off future debt) because they also control the government.

Only a price reduction would create current account surpluses and enable the crisis countries to pay off their foreign debts.

The constructive (and relatively quick) trade policy response in the aftermath of the Great Depression did not pay off immediately.

For example, we might reasonably ask whether they pay their fair share of taxes, or inquire about their charitable donations.

who will pay the penalty eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

But their governments seem to be taking advantage of the bonanza to pay off pending external debt and increase their foreign reserves.

Mr. Kourakis (Greece), referring to question 11, said that 28 persons were currently detained for failure to pay off their contractual debts.

Hear, you who are far off, what I have done and, you who are near, acknowledge my might.

Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.

Even one such attack and the chain of events it might set off could change our world forever.

and so that He might cut off a portion of those who are bent on denying the truth or abase them so that they might be turned back frustrated .

and so that He might cut off a portion of those who are bent on denying the truth or abase them so that they might be turned back frustrated .

Russia began 2006 by cutting off natural gas exports to Ukraine after its government refused to pay a fourfold increase in the subsidized price.

You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

Still, our evidence indicates that, on average, a high CEO pay slice may signal governance problems that might not otherwise be readily visible.

But we might still fail to reach agreement on who should pay for funding these programs, or for reducing our consumption of resources.

Truman did not pay off the last of the debts from that venture until 1934, when he did so with the aid of a supporter.

That He might cut off a part of those who disbelieve , or expose them to infamy , so that they retire frustrated .

That He might cut off a part of those who disbelieve , or expose them to infamy , so that they retire frustrated .

And of course and of course, if the piece is long and you've had a long day, you might actually drift off.

Lying or hiding the truth in some circumstances can, it appears, make people better off. Deception might be a source of comfort.

The ECB might have cut off emergency liquidity assistance, forcing the government to impose capital controls and even consider abandoning the euro.