The bank had roughly $40 million in securities, an ample cushion against insolvency if Mr. McDonald could stabilize its finances.

UBS added: "We expect dividend growth to come from the strong contracted cashflow growth, which should provide an ample cushion to cover potential tenant defaults."

Despite the disastrous effect losses in Russia are having on Republic's earnings, most of the largest American banks have ample cushions to absorb any losses there.

She moved her legs up and sat cross-legged on the couch, leaning back against the ample cushion.

Tax revenues now are virtually certain to produce a $514 million surplus, an ample cushion for the new fiscal year.

Humphries glowered at him for a silent moment, then seemed to relax and lean back into the sofa's ample cushions.

In "Black Bed," a tiny bronze idol settles luxuriously into ample satin cushions - each cushion long and slender - which in turn rest uneasily on wood.

The rest of National Australia's businesses are performing well, and the bank has an ample cushion of capital to absorb the HomeSide losses.

Those figures leave a surplus of $4.2 billion, representing an ample financial cushion of the sort that insurers need.

The corpulent woman adjusted her own chair's ample cushions and leaned back.