This will be in a bid to encarouge the practice of paying for content online, which has previously been free to consumers.

此举是为了使读者在线付费阅读，之前都是免费的。

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Qatar's winning bid reflects the emirate's talent for using its vast gas-fuelled wealth to win friends and influence people. It provides the United States with a massive airbase—rent-free.

卡塔尔的成功申办反映出这个阿拉伯国家正利用其油气资源带来的财富，来争取伙伴并施加影响：美国可以在这免租金修建庞大空军基地；

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Ebay is offering a well-thumbed volume of "Dying of Money: Lessons of the Great German and American Inflations" at a starting bid of $699 (shipping free.. thanks a lot).

在Ebay网站，一本名为《货币的终结：德国和美国大通胀的教训》的旧书起拍价为699美元（包邮价……非常感谢）。

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In theory, foreign companies will be free to bid for Yuganskneftegaz, but in practice this is unlikely.

ECONOMIST: The government signals the end-game | The

As of October 1, 2009, Xstrata is free to bid, UBS said.

FORBES: Time To Play The European Takeover Game?

As of April 20, UBS says, Xstrata is free to bid.

FORBES: Time To Play The European Takeover Game?