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Examples
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Those gains have taken some people's minds off national-debt problems.
On a Wild Ride With Bulls, Bears E.S. Browning 2011
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What better hedge, then, than gold and the Swiss franc against the fear that the likes of the Bank of England and the U.S. Federal Reserve will look to inflate their way out of their huge national-debt burdens?
Why Switzerland Is Leading the Haven Beauty Contest Alen Mattich 2011
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EU finance ministers neared an agreement on stronger sanctions for member states that violate EU budget rules and closer scrutiny of total national-debt levels, not just annual deficits.
World Watch 2010
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After retreating on a number of issues — gays in the military, climate change, the creation of a national-debt commission — the erstwhile iconoclast has morphed into what the Senate minority leader, Mitch Mc-Connell, calls "a fabulous team player."
The McCain Mutiny 2010
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Goldman Sachs projected borrowing of $3.25 trillion this fiscal year and a national-debt load of 83% of gross domestic product by the end of the decade -- double the current debt-to-GDP ratio.
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I think the odds are good that the national-debt to GDP ratio in 2017 will be about the same it is now, despite efforts to lower it.
The Golden Hour forgotten? Steven Barnes 2008
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What a vivid contrast to the current strutting and farcical jousting, especially by the President, over the national-debt ceiling.
Forbes.com: News Steve Forbes 2011
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By a vote of 234-190, the House on Tuesday passed a GOP bill HR 2560 barring Congress from raising the national-debt ceiling until it has sent the states a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget.
The Seattle Times 2011
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By a vote of 51-46, the Senate on Friday blocked consideration of a Republican "cut, cap and balance" bill HR 2560, above that would sharply reduce discretionary nonsecurity spending over 10 years, effectively prohibit tax increases and make any rise this year in the national-debt ceiling contingent on Congress sending the states a balanced-budget constitutional amendment.
The Seattle Times 2011
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But the rating agency took the rare step of having its top national-debt experts nevertheless defend their decision in a conference call Saturday with the media.
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