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The author, together with the Archbishop of Wellington, put up an advance of £750, which was approximately half the production cost. (core.ac.uk)

Cinestaan AA Distributors, a new co-venture between Cinestaan and Anil Thadani’s AA Pictures, India's biggest independent distributor, put up an advance for the rights to release in India, the U.S. and via, sub-distributors, in some other markets. (Forbes)

Gazprom said it halted the supply because Ukraine did not make an "advance payment" for July's delivery. (BBC)