Countries that have leant on exporting cheap goods to the rich world need instead to turn to internal sources of spending.

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De Beers also says it has leant on wholesale purchasers who buy from its stockpile, but also buy diamonds on the open market, to follow suit.

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The euro area had leant heavily on strong export growth to keep it moving.

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The southern economies, such as Greece, have leant too heavily on consumer spending, have weak public finances and rely on foreign capital to supplement their low savings.

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At the time of its demise, Bear Stearns was overextended by a leverage ratio of 30-to-1 (the ratio of money leant out vs. capital on hand).

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Feasting on balls of full length aimed well outside off-stump - in one of the Sussex wicketkeeper's favourite areas - Prior leant into a series of drives, intelligently angled to avoid a packed field on that side, or lofted with precision over the men positioned on that side.

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