International points of entry, whether by land, sea or air, provide an opportunity to apply health measures to prevent international spread of disease.

国际入境口岸，不论是陆路、海港还是空港，均有机会采取卫生措施以预防疾病的国际传播。

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The spread (excess interest rate) on high-yield corporate bonds has fallen from more than 16 percentage points at the start of 2009 to less than six points.

高收益公司债券的超额收益率从2009年初的16%点多下跌到不到6点。

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Meanwhile, the spread between Italian and German 10-year bonds widened to 212 basis points, its highest level since the creation of the euro.

与此同时，意大利和德国10年期公债利差扩大至212个基点，创下自欧元诞生以来的最高水平。

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In fact the spread of junk over treasuries is now close to 4.9 percentage points, far less than the long-term average spread of 6 points.

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The two-year Greek note was trading at a spread of 807 basis points over the comparable German issue versus a spread, or gap, of 733 basis points Monday.

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Whether or not Brazilian bonds are correctly priced at a spread of five points over Treasuries, it is clear that that spread cannot fall much further.

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