It reckons that employment has fallen by 10%-although the number of people applying for a licence to run a bar has stayed the same.

据估计，尽管申请执照开酒吧的人数维持不变，可是就业却已经下降了10%。

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Beijing recently introduced a licence plate lottery to reduce traffic, whereby the opportunity to buy a new car depends on success in applying for a limited number of plates.

北京目前正在实施车牌摇号以控制交通，而能否拿到车牌也就决定了是否有机会购买新车。

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Article 4. An applicant applying for a foreign exchange mortgage loan must be a corporation with a Business Licence issued by the Shanghai Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce.

第四条申请抵押外汇贷款的抵押人必须是持有本市工商行政管理机关颁发的营业执照的企业法人。

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Councillor Durkin said that the authority is working closely with Natural England and that after applying for a licence, it will look at the road infrastructure to accommodate the badgers and the health and safety and convenience of local people.

BBC: Badger sett causes Herefordshire bridge to be closed

Zynga is also applying for a gaming licence in Nevada, home of Las Vegas, in order to offer players a new suite of casino-style games on which they can bet real money, in conjunction with the online gambling firm Bwin.

BBC: Zynga brings losses under control

The decision to strip the university of its permission to recruit foreign students prompted an outcry from the higher education sector and concerns that foreign students would be put off applying for universities in the UK. It was the first time a UK university had lost its licence in this way.

BBC: London Met wins back foreign student licence