To obtain machinery, capital had to be raised; and to do this, calls had to be made upon the shares of the newly-floated companies, many of which were of too bubble-like a texture to stand the slightest strain on their finances.
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To obtain machinery, capital had to be raised; and to do this, calls had to be made upon the shares of the newly-floated companies, many of which were of too bubble-like a texture to stand the slightest strain on their finances.
Source: wiktionary
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