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Questions about Libor—which is supposed to reflect the rate at which banks lend to one another—also have focused on whether banks low-balled borrowing rates to mask financial problems.
Fund Sues Big Banks, Alleging Libor Harm Carrick Mollenkamp 2011
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Yes of course projects are low-balled and over-promised.
Mission Costs: Moving the Goal Posts at NASA - NASA Watch 2009
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The American Hospital Association says the government has low-balled the costs of starting a group.
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The offer he was made by Marvel and Paramount became a topic of discussion last week when it was revealed that he was low-balled with $250,000 to play one of the films 'villains.
Mickey Rourke Climbs Into The Ring For WWE’s ‘Wrestlemania’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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In addition to the fraudulently low-balled 900 billion the HCR will cost, which must be paid by someone, it forces already bankrupt states to bear hundreds of billions in new Medicaid costs, and this is not counted in the CBO score.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Wave of Corporate Writedowns 2010
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The American Hospital Association says the government has low-balled the costs of starting a group.
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WHERE was the introspection when you overruled your military commanders and low-balled the number of troops to take and pacify a country of 24 million?
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In addition to the fraudulently low-balled 900 billion the HCR will cost, which must be paid by someone, it forces already bankrupt states to bear hundreds of billions in new Medicaid costs, and this is not counted in the CBO score.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Wave of Corporate Writedowns 2010
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They consistently low-balled the estimated volume of oil leaking from the riser and blowout preventer, arguably to avoid harsher liability.
Bob Cesca: How Soon Until the Free Market Stops the Oil Spill? 2010
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In the past, lenders often low-balled estimated costs before the closing date.
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