Their reputation has yet to recover fully from the collapse of Northern Rock, a mortgage lender, in 2007.

他们的声誉还未完全从2007年房屋贷款银行——北岩银行的倒塌中完全恢复过来。

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Tiny fractures in rock that can store water sometimes collapse when it's rapidly withdrawn, and then even if the aquifer had water to recharge it, there's no place for it to go.

岩石间细小的破碎是可以储水的，但当地下水被迅速的抽取时，这些岩石会发生坍塌，那么就算以后储水层有水可以再补给，也没有空间再来储存这些水了。

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This is because a secondary failure of regulation impeded inter-bank lending and caused the bizarre collapse and extravagant rescue of Northern Rock.

这是失败的跨行贷款规定带来的副产品，也导致了北石公司（Northern Rock）莫名其妙的崩溃，以及过分奢侈的营救。

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Florida lies on bedrock made of limestone or other carbonate rock that can be eaten away by acidic groundwater, forming voids that collapse when the rock can no longer support the weight of what's above it.

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The state lies on bedrock made of limestone or other carbonate rock that can be eaten away by acidic groundwater, forming voids that collapse when the rock can no longer support the weight of what's above it.

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The collapse of Northern Rock and other small lenders has allowed the surviving mortgage-lenders to push up their margins.

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