The Halifax report came only a few days after the Bank of England's own figures had shown a sharp fall in the number of loans approved for house purchase in October.
这份议会下院的报告出台仅几天之前英格兰银行自己的数字刚显示十月份获批准的住房贷款额急剧下滑。
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In announcing the purchase, Yahoo says it will expand Associated Content's operation globally and will close the sale in the fall.
在收购的声明中，雅虎表示将在全球扩展AC的平台，整个收购也将在今年第三季度完成。
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Some traders linked the sharp fall to plans by Prudential, a British insurance firm, to purchase the Asian operations of AIG, an American insurance giant, at a cost of $35 billion.