Rather like the venture capitalists behind the American software industry, Mr Gates is a venture philanthropist: he backs schemes, assesses them and dumps failures.

更像是回归美国软件行业幕后风险投资家的角色一样，盖茨先生成为了一位风险慈善家：他资助各类计划，对其进行评估并摈弃可行性不大的项目。

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The industry is fearful about what will happen when the various scrappage schemes are phased out (all are limited either in time or funding).

该行业忧虑的是，当各种各样的车辆报废鼓励计划逐步停止时(一切均受限，不管是时间方面还资金方面)会怎样。

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Taxpayers in effect stand behind such schemes, just as they eventually had to stand behind America's savings and loan industry.

纳税人实际上是保险体系的幕后买单者，正如他们最终不得不为美国存款与借贷市场买单一样。

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Most of the business is likely to come from providing or administering company or industry pension schemes, rather than writing personal life contracts.

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But this would push most industry-funded schemes into bankruptcy.

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The Department of Trade and Industry says that pyramid schemes are unusual in Britain, and one aimed at women seems a novelty.

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