Under this scheme, towards the end of each quarter Lehman temporarily swapped some of its assets for cash with another bank or investor, but booked this as if it were a permanent sale of the assets.

在这一花招下，每到季度末，雷曼就和一家银行或投资者合谋，暂时将它的部分资产替换成现金，但是账上却记录为永久性地出售这部分资产。

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In the event, Christie’s sale was its biggest in London, but both fell well short of even the lowest estimates.

结果，克里斯蒂的拍卖金额的确创了它在伦敦拍卖的记录，但是两家拍卖行都远未达到事前最低的估计。

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Its Irish and international parts are still going, but they are for sale.

公司的爱尔兰分部和国际分部还在运作，但是已经在寻找买家。

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The sale of a diamond ring at a Midwest auction house was remarkable not so much for its price but for the unusual circumstances surrounding its sale.

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It hired Goldman Sachs in April to help explore its strategic options, but its prospects for a sale are significantly diminished, analysts say.

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But when Gordian announced its sale to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee , a not-for-profit health insurance company, in August 2005, Smith was shocked.

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