For the companies, having call provisions then was a good idea.

The other half of the money came from a 12-year issue with no call provision.

Changes could also be made to the 101 soft call provision.

They also have what is called provisions with most meals.

A call provision allows the company to buy back the bonds, at a specified price, after a certain period of time.

With this uncertainty, the call provisions in the bonds could still be triggered.

Through the middle of the 80's, most new investment-grade bond issues continued to have call provisions.

They offer a call provision when the yield is equivalent to 18 basis points above the current Treasury.

Some of the bonds have call provisions tied to their spreads over certain Treasury issues.

The move away from call provisions is strongest in the market for investment-grade bonds.

The bonds, with no call provision, are investment grade.

It is also that the overwhelming majority of new corporate bonds are being issued with no such call provision.

Maturity and call provisions will be determined upon pricing.

Management indicates that most of the forward contracts do not contain collateral call provisions.

She called provision "a Saturday night massacre on Americans' privacy."

This call provision gives the issuer flexibility and the ability to reduce debt costs.

A decade ago, when interest rates were high, it was almost unheard of for corporate bonds to be sold without call provisions.

A call provision allows the issuer to retire a bond before maturity.

Liabilities of uncertain value or timing are called provisions.

Underwriters changed the call provisions for the longest maturity in order to maintain the yield.

The refinancing is expected to consist primarily of 30-year bonds with a five-year call provision.

Some investment bankers say it appears that investors years ago did not demand a high enough premium in return for accepting the call provision.

They typically also carry a call provision.

These beers were kept as so called provision beers, to be stored and allow the flavor to develop.

For a bondholder, a bond with a call provision can seem like a "heads you win, tails I lose" kind of proposition.