floaters

He never relied on speed; in fact, Merritt often scornfully accused him of being unable to break a pane of glass; he used principally what we called floaters and a change of pace.

The Redheaded Outfield 1915

He never relied on speed; in fact, Merritt often scornfully accused him of being unable to break a pane of glass; he used principally what we called floaters and a change of pace.

The Redheaded Outfield Zane Grey 1905

"Given that all the government-guaranteed debt from 2009 is maturing in 2011, banks will be able to issue short-term floaters beyond that maturity cliff," said Justin D'Ercole , head of Americas investment-grade syndicate at Barclays Capital.

Floating-Rate Notes Resurface Katy Burne 2011

They were reserved for the use of "floaters" -i.e. freelancers and stringers and new employees who had not yet merited a space of their own, but nevertheless occasionally needed a place to complete the work they did in-house.

The Sinister Six Combo Castro, Adam Troy 2001

(construction and rehab) are typically short-term floaters and are not in 90\%+ CMBS deals, with a few exceptions in very specific and small sub-sectors.

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Nearly $26 billion, or 23%, of the investment-grade bonds marketed in the U.S. so far this year have had floating rates, according to data provider Dealogic, making it the busiest January for so-called floaters since 2007.

Floating-Rate Notes Resurface Katy Burne 2011

Floater ads create 'an arms race' by Jonathan Miller, NY Times via International Herald Tribune (Feb 26) If you were wondering what those new ads that float across a screen and aren't stop by popup blockers (or anything else), they are called floaters - and also overlays or popovers.

Internet News: Advertising Archives 2009

Retinal detachment is painless but nearly always causes symptoms, often before the detachment starts: a sudden appearance of many "floaters" - spots, hairs or strings - in your vision; sudden brief flashes of light even when your eyes are closed; or a shadow over part of your visual field.

NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011

Consumers who have so-called floaters to insure valuables such as fine art or all risk contents policies generally will be reimbursed for quake damage to such possessions, White said.

BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

Retinal detachment is painless but nearly always causes symptoms, often before the detachment starts: a sudden appearance of many "floaters" - spots, hairs or strings - in your vision; sudden brief flashes of light even when your eyes are closed; or a shadow over part of your visual field.

NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011