In Britain, a survey for the bank of England (BoE) at about the same time showed an increased willingness by Banks to lend to companies (even if they were holding back on lending to households).

在英国，同时期内对英国银行的调查表明，银行为公司提供贷款的意愿增加了(尽管他们仍然不愿意提供给家庭贷款)。

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The region is believed to hold up to 25 billion boe, or almost a fifth of remaining total reserves, but they lie in freezing waters more than 600 metres deep.

据称这块地区储藏有250亿桶石油当量，几乎占剩余总储量的五分之一，但是它们位于超过600米深的冰冷海水之下。

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This, taken against a backdrop of a rapidly growing trade deficit, presents an interesting dilemma for the BOE in the coming year.

这做法在快速增长贸易赤字的背景下为英央行在来年制造了进退两难的局面。

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But he is also a BOE lifer who has been a principal architect of the new regulatory agenda.

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Ian McCafferty, a BOE rate-setter, echoed some Fed officials in arguing last week that companies and households may be holding back spending because of continued uncertainty about the future.

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But while Mr. Osborne will welcome a BOE shift to a more "pro-growth" agenda, he will be aware the situation demands more than a simple tweak to the BOE approach in response to weak GDP numbers.

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