Almost four years after the storm, a quarter of the population has never returned. A third of homes still lie empty, many decked with tarpaulins and with the flood-line still visible.
The country would not have to draw down the line of credit unless it needed to; but the credit's existence would give investors confidence in its ability to ride out the storm.
获得限额的国家不是必须激活信贷额度，除非它自己需要；但授信的存在会使投资者有信心能够经受得住风暴。
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A storm is brewing round the scientists in line to win the Nobel prize for predicting the elusive particle.