词汇 | example_english_loan-shark |
释义 | Examples of loan sharkThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. She paid the heating bill and for a while managed to dodge the loanshark. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One problem is that the illegal loanshark will not be covered by consumer credit laws. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They must go out and borrow money, often from a loanshark because that is the only place where they can get it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It can be profitable to be a loanshark, but it is essential to have enforcers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People excluded from the financial services that we all take for granted usually have only one option—a loanshark. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The other growth industry is the loanshark, preying like a vulture on the misery of people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the immediate, practical alternative to the loanshark is a line of legitimate credit, attested to by one's presence on the electoral roll. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He also knew that, to be a loanshark, one has to have enforcers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She should listen to their pleas when the loanshark calls for his pound of flesh. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Recently in my constituency a loanshark was taking from my constituents income support books and, in the case of those who were chronically sick and disabled, attendance allowance books. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Blaming himself for her death, he gives up his career and turns to gambling, eventually borrowing money from a loanshark. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Alternatively, the lender resorted to public shaming, exploiting the social stigma of being in debt to a loanshark. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The loanshark could also bribe a large firm's paymaster to provide information on its many employees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He turns to a loanshark for the money, but ends up in debt to him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Prosecutors say loanshark victims obtained home equity loans to pay off debts to their mob bankers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mysterious men later reveal that his money will be used to fund their loanshark enterprise. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The insurgents sought to attack a government building and loanshark offices and to destroy records of their debts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ironically, he mistakes the man who hires him as a model for a loanshark that has come to collect on his gambling debts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Later he closes the factory, lending out the money with high interest and becomes a loanshark. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Using money they got from a loanshark, they bet on a basketball game and lose yet again. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She is forced to borrow money from a ruthless loanshark to make ends meet. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ironically, he mistakes the man who hired him as a model for a loanshark that has come to collect on his gambling debts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the bar the player can find tips on where to buy and sell certain cargo, and a loanshark. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After a short time, she is unable to pay the loanshark and is at this point conveniently rescued by the silent man. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He had two families, a $16,000 second house mortgage, bills from his clubs, and expensive loanshark loans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sondra is panicky, having borrowed $30,000 from a loanshark to order the fabric for the dresses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Paramasivam is compelled to borrow money, at exorbitant interest, from a loanshark. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At that time, the city was at the twilight of an era of loanshark bubble. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This may lead to loss of a consumer's home and has led to allegations that the company is a "sarakin" or a loanshark. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When he is unable to pay, the loanshark sends a thug to threaten him and his children. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Where the moneylender is not authorized, they could be considered a loanshark. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is the form of reciprocity favoured by loan sharks. They rely on people, either within the community or outside it, who prey on them—loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People suffer at the hands not only of loan sharks but of lenders who are perceived as responsible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It involves loan sharks who prey on those who are vulnerable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It can improve life in all sorts of ways—protecting people's pensions, protecting them from hazardous waste and loan sharks, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second objective was to let people know that there are alternatives to moneylenders and loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we removed that situation, their borrowers would be forced into the hands of illegal loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Tackling loan sharks is a key part of this package. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No effort is made to control credit or to control the activities of the loan sharks who batten on to the unfortunate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The emergence of loan sharks during the recent miners' strike was a new and worrying social phenomenon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an undoubted and sad fact that loan sharks are with us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Loan sharks are causing a lot of trouble in my constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They fall foul of loan sharks—those vultures and parasites who prey on the demise of the poor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know from constituency experience of the ravages of loan sharks on some of our more deprived housing estates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was introduced because of the problems caused by loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He raised the real problem of the misery caused by loan sharks who bear down on poor people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, they are plunged into debt with little hope of getting out of it often because of ghastly loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People are becoming deeply indebted to the social fund and to loan sharks, yet we are considering a schedule that will deduct another fiver. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many personal tragedies occur and many loan sharks are waiting to trap the unwise and the unwary who have taken on far too much debt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have announced a project concerned with hunting loan sharks, though this relies on existing legislative provision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are looking at displacing loan sharks by setting up credit union networks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the social fund is so successful, why are so many disabled people now trapped in the jaws of loan sharks? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course: but many people who cannot pay find the money to pay by going to loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know stories about loan sharks, who prey on the poor and vulnerable in too many of our communities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not only loan sharks who sell loans unscrupulously. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rather than risk going to prison, the already impoverished defaulter borrows from licensed and unlicensed loan sharks at punitive interest rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That leads to despair and depression which often arise from the severe burden of debt where the poor become the victims of loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the law as it stands regarding loan sharks is generally adequate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without easily available facilities, poorer people may, more often than not, turn to loan sharks, who further exploit them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That has ensured that many people will be driven back, or many more people will be driven, into the hands of the loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The consultation showed overwhelming support for proposals to clamp down on loan sharks and the other priorities identified. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Loan sharks and creditmongers have pushed their credit at those on low income and many people are now suffering deeply as a result of indebtedness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my community, we have had serious difficulties with loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who operate as loan sharks are doing so outside the law and it is important that people accept and realise that fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Loan sharks are a different matter but the debate today refers specifically to consumer credit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The community may even fall prey to loan sharks, drug dealers and others, who can turn a difficult case into a hopeless one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some are trapped by loan sharks but what about those who are trapped into poverty when they buy white goods? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will tackle the moneylenders and loan sharks, and hopefully it will put them out of business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The extent to which people are now using catalogues, money lenders and loan sharks to get by from week to week is frightening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such help is essential to protect people from the clutches of loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is that two-thirds of them are in debt to loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That may be all very well for the high street stores, but the back-street loan sharks are infinitely worse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All of us have found in our constituencies terrible examples of how the poorest are prey to evildoers such as loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They might otherwise be prey to loan sharks and other expensive moneylenders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 While the poor are with us, so are the loan sharks who prey on them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is important that we make it very clear that loan sharks only bring fear, despair and intimidation into our communities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To call such people loan sharks is to insult sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are forced to the moneylenders and loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely it is better for people to have access to zero interest loans, rather than being reliant on loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Loan sharks do enormous damage to some of the poorest people in the poorest communities in the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not the case that we must exploit these loan sharks and ensure that they do not rip off our poor and vulnerable? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clearly, we need to ensure that people avoid loan sharks and high rates of interest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to say something about loan sharks, and add my support to those who have spoken on that subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that the young have a right to be protected from the worst excesses of quite dreadful loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They tackle the genuine poverty and misery that loan sharks cause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Could time be found for a debate on the appalling behaviour of some loan sharks—in fact, all loan sharks? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That form of unsecured credit is preferable to people falling into the hands of loan sharks or hire-purchase contracts with huge rates of interest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 None of us wants to see people milched and destroyed in the way that the loan sharks destroy their victims. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are falling victim to the loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The exorbitant interest rates charged by those lenders or loan sharks would not be paid by anyone who was not absolutely desperate for money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe it is just a case of loan sharks, but the way in which our retailing operators conduct their business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no comfort to them to know that those with debts to moneylenders or loan sharks are even worse off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In our general election manifesto, we rightly gave a commitment to tackle the activities of loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some poor people are strung out into a life of misery by loan sharks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His point was that as, at the moment, loan sharks ask for social security benefit books—an entirely cash-based system—as security against a loan, what would happen with vouchers? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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