But armed with the general's brilliant combination of cunning and self-belief, France made itself indispensable to the construction of Europe.

但是，具备了将狡猾和自信相结合的将军智慧后，法国使自己成为了建设欧洲中不可缺少的一份子。

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Although CRH, a maker of building materials, is heavily exposed to the construction downturn in America and Europe it has joint ventures in Turkey, China and India and a strong balance-sheet.

而另一家生产建筑原材料的公司CRH，尽管面临着在美国和欧洲的形势严峻的建筑业萧条，但其在土耳其，中国和印度拥有合资企业并且拥有一份健全的资产负债表。

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The Stoxx Europe 600 index (st: SXXP 257.10, -0.50, -0.19%) fell 0.3% to 256.80, with construction and building materials stocks among the weakest performers.

斯托克欧洲600指数下跌0.3%，为256.80点，建设和建筑材料板块下跌幅度最大。

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But the weakness in non-residential construction spending in Europe and North America has impacted growth from Asia in the building-related businesses of the company.

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European automakers have more than a dozen plants worth of excess factory capacity, with new plants still under construction in Central Europe and more being built in Russia.

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He sends Chinese architectural and construction teams abroad to study stadiums in Europe, South America and, with the World Cup construction boom, in South Africa.

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