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The only lifeline Iran really has right now for its crude is through China, it has really been China keeping Iran afloat. – Amir Handjani	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It's kind of like the central bank of an economy, drawing money from local banks to kind of keep the economy afloat, lake Powell is the central bank of Colorado River. Maybe Lake Powell's workable for a little while, but just like a household, the longer Lake Powell's in debt, the harder Lake Powell gets. And Lake Powell's really the same thing with these reservoirs. – Justin Mankin	Found on CNN 2 years ago
This isn’t some business venture that’s kind of risky and needs a little boost to stay afloat, it’s an infrastructure project with commercial mature technology that had a fixed price contract with the Mexican government. – Danny Cullenward	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
He’s one of those guys you can’t replace, it’s not just him, it’s Walks, too. Our two top defensemen are out, and life moves on. We’ve got to get better and find a way to at least keep the boat afloat. – Dustin Brown	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
That is concerning, the consumer is by all accounts in an extremely strong position but there is this kind of COVID fatigue that is really starting to wear on people’s sentiment, regardless of lockdown or full reopen, the consumer is healthy enough to spend and kind of keep the economy afloat, it will be different names and different sectors that become the beneficiaries of it. – Ross Mayfield	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
The majority of the ambulance service staff are not paid so if you don't have your volunteers, they can't run calls, another problem is that there's simply just not enough volume to keep ambulance service afloat and in the state of Wyoming, EMS is not essential, which means there's nobody responsible to fund these entities. – Phillip Franklin	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Sadly, they are competing away workers from smaller businesses that were barely able to stay afloat during the crisis, i worry about what that means for dynamism in the economy. – Diane Swonk	Found on CNN 2 years ago
This cyclone is a terrible double blow for millions of people in India whose families have been struck down by record Covid infections and deaths, many families are barely staying afloat. – Udaya Regmi	Found on CNN 2 years ago
This cyclone is a terrible double blow for millions of people in India whose families have been struck down by record COVID infections and deaths. Many families are barely staying afloat. – Udaya Regmi	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
We were so nervous of what the pandemic might bring and how we would stay afloat as a nonprofit in uncertain times, our team stood strong and we were able to be deemed essential in order to keep our doors open to continue to help and care for animals. – Lynda Doughty	Found on CNN 3 years ago
(We’re) just passing out fliers, talking to the Border Patrol and we're just trying to do whatever we can for our sister, you know, she'll be doing the same thing for us if we were missing, it's very emotional and it's hard to talk about, but we have to keep our story afloat. – Richard Drouaille	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
States are acting now with the hopes that New Mexico direct payment will help their economies remain afloat. – Tracy Gordon	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The first feeling I had about universities and schools reopening was fear, fear of lives lost, fear of the academic and social impact, and fear of how to accurately make decisions in a time where everything seems uncertain and ever changing. I also felt a distinct trepidation towards institutions who need student tuition if they want to remain afloat. – Aleah Colón-Alfonso	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It's been a life preserver. Not only is it keeping afloat households, but it's also keeping afloat lots of businesses, if people are spending more, then it's creating jobs. – Peter Ganong	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The generous support of 21 Savage will go a long way toward the well-being of these young people, not only will it help them stay afloat during this crisis, but it also provides a glimmer of hope and the realization that they can count on the support of their community at this time of need. – Juma Atlanta site director	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Yes, there is $ 500 billion in here to keep the industries afloat that are failing — and they are failing by the day and shedding jobs by the day, these are loans. These have to be paid back. And bailouts usually apply to somebody who did something dumb on their own, made a bad business decision. – John Thune	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I knew that I had to do something to help them keep their business afloat so that Tina could be with Dave McAdams, so, I decided to take over their shop and throw all of the support I could through my business and my community their way. – Moonlight Coffeehouse	Found on CNN 4 years ago
This isnt the end as we know it, things will get better but it will take some time for somefarms to recover financially and until we see some of that recovery, well likely see more farmers having to make alternative choices. As for Vorhes, the father of four says hes just trying to stay financially afloat. In the meantime, he said more needs to be done to protect family farmers. Im concerned because reading stories of other farmers either losing their farms or committing suicide. – Chad Hart	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
The water picked them up, carried them, they managed to stay afloat and come to rest on our island, they can all swim, but they are not the best swimmers. Of the cattle that got swept away - and I don't know how many that was - only three of them have managed to find footing on the islands that remain. – Karen Duggan	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
That's the only way I can stay afloat, this works out for me for now, until they change it. – Jacqueline Alvarado	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I had to push harder on other items to stay afloat. – Burnell Cotlon	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Cuba has been an underlying force fueling Venezuela's descent into crisis. Treasury is taking action against vessels and entities transporting oil, providing a lifeline to keep the illegitimate Maduro regime afloat. – Steven Mnuchin	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Bob will keep the ship afloat. The ship is going where it's going, hopefully there's no iceberg. – Stacy Rasgon	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
There are ships down there that have never been seen apart from in murals and paintings and in books, and this is the first time they have been seen since they were afloat. – Edward Parker	Found on CNN 5 years ago

The only lifeline Iran really has right now for its crude is through China, it has really been China keeping Iran afloat.

– Amir Handjani

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It's kind of like the central bank of an economy, drawing money from local banks to kind of keep the economy afloat, lake Powell is the central bank of Colorado River. Maybe Lake Powell's workable for a little while, but just like a household, the longer Lake Powell's in debt, the harder Lake Powell gets. And Lake Powell's really the same thing with these reservoirs.

– Justin Mankin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This isn’t some business venture that’s kind of risky and needs a little boost to stay afloat, it’s an infrastructure project with commercial mature technology that had a fixed price contract with the Mexican government.

– Danny Cullenward

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

He’s one of those guys you can’t replace, it’s not just him, it’s Walks, too. Our two top defensemen are out, and life moves on. We’ve got to get better and find a way to at least keep the boat afloat.

– Dustin Brown

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

That is concerning, the consumer is by all accounts in an extremely strong position but there is this kind of COVID fatigue that is really starting to wear on people’s sentiment, regardless of lockdown or full reopen, the consumer is healthy enough to spend and kind of keep the economy afloat, it will be different names and different sectors that become the beneficiaries of it.

– Ross Mayfield

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

The majority of the ambulance service staff are not paid so if you don't have your volunteers, they can't run calls, another problem is that there's simply just not enough volume to keep ambulance service afloat and in the state of Wyoming, EMS is not essential, which means there's nobody responsible to fund these entities.

– Phillip Franklin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Sadly, they are competing away workers from smaller businesses that were barely able to stay afloat during the crisis, i worry about what that means for dynamism in the economy.

– Diane Swonk

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This cyclone is a terrible double blow for millions of people in India whose families have been struck down by record Covid infections and deaths, many families are barely staying afloat.

– Udaya Regmi

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This cyclone is a terrible double blow for millions of people in India whose families have been struck down by record COVID infections and deaths. Many families are barely staying afloat.

– Udaya Regmi

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

We were so nervous of what the pandemic might bring and how we would stay afloat as a nonprofit in uncertain times, our team stood strong and we were able to be deemed essential in order to keep our doors open to continue to help and care for animals.

– Lynda Doughty

Found on CNN
3 years ago

(We’re) just passing out fliers, talking to the Border Patrol and we're just trying to do whatever we can for our sister, you know, she'll be doing the same thing for us if we were missing, it's very emotional and it's hard to talk about, but we have to keep our story afloat.

– Richard Drouaille

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

States are acting now with the hopes that New Mexico direct payment will help their economies remain afloat.

– Tracy Gordon

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The first feeling I had about universities and schools reopening was fear, fear of lives lost, fear of the academic and social impact, and fear of how to accurately make decisions in a time where everything seems uncertain and ever changing. I also felt a distinct trepidation towards institutions who need student tuition if they want to remain afloat.

– Aleah Colón-Alfonso

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It's been a life preserver. Not only is it keeping afloat households, but it's also keeping afloat lots of businesses, if people are spending more, then it's creating jobs.

– Peter Ganong

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The generous support of 21 Savage will go a long way toward the well-being of these young people, not only will it help them stay afloat during this crisis, but it also provides a glimmer of hope and the realization that they can count on the support of their community at this time of need.

– Juma Atlanta site director

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Yes, there is $ 500 billion in here to keep the industries afloat that are failing — and they are failing by the day and shedding jobs by the day, these are loans. These have to be paid back. And bailouts usually apply to somebody who did something dumb on their own, made a bad business decision.

– John Thune

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I knew that I had to do something to help them keep their business afloat so that Tina could be with Dave McAdams, so, I decided to take over their shop and throw all of the support I could through my business and my community their way.

– Moonlight Coffeehouse

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This isnt the end as we know it, things will get better but it will take some time for somefarms to recover financially and until we see some of that recovery, well likely see more farmers having to make alternative choices. As for Vorhes, the father of four says hes just trying to stay financially afloat. In the meantime, he said more needs to be done to protect family farmers. Im concerned because reading stories of other farmers either losing their farms or committing suicide.

– Chad Hart

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

The water picked them up, carried them, they managed to stay afloat and come to rest on our island, they can all swim, but they are not the best swimmers. Of the cattle that got swept away - and I don't know how many that was - only three of them have managed to find footing on the islands that remain.

– Karen Duggan

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

That's the only way I can stay afloat, this works out for me for now, until they change it.

– Jacqueline Alvarado

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I had to push harder on other items to stay afloat.

– Burnell Cotlon

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Cuba has been an underlying force fueling Venezuela's descent into crisis. Treasury is taking action against vessels and entities transporting oil, providing a lifeline to keep the illegitimate Maduro regime afloat.

– Steven Mnuchin

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Bob will keep the ship afloat. The ship is going where it's going, hopefully there's no iceberg.

– Stacy Rasgon

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

There are ships down there that have never been seen apart from in murals and paintings and in books, and this is the first time they have been seen since they were afloat.

– Edward Parker

Found on CNN
5 years ago

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