The 10, 000-odd villagers-who make Shahabpur a medium-sized settlement in crowded north india-are arranged largely on the basis of caste.

一万多名村民(在人烟稠密的北印度沙哈普尔是中型定居点)绝大多数都是处在种姓制度的底层。

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As part of the settlement, the company has to make a series of improvements to the safety and emergency responses on its rigs.

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But the phrase had been in earlier use in England in the 1700s, where brokers on the London Stock Exchange called you a lame duck if you tried to go on trading securities after you had failed to make good on settlement.

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It would help millions of homeowners who make their payments on time save hundreds of dollars a month, and it can broaden the impact building off this settlement.

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