Banks now have to put money into an escrow account instead of lending directly to developers. The cash is paid out when construction reaches certain milestones.

商业银行现在也必须将贷款存入提存账户而不是直接放给开发商，只有在商品房建设到了一定阶段才予以放款。

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A few past studies have suggested that the brain's ability for scene construction, and not subjective time, can account for the ability to think about past and future events.

过去，曾有少数研究指出，大脑的场景构造，而不是主观时间的能力，可以解释对过去和未来的思考能力。

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In fact, Chen Zhengli, Secretary General of the Mining Machinery Branch of the Construction Machinery Industry Association, predicts that the local companies will account for 50% of the excavator market in China within five years.

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In a report earlier this year, Mr. Hunter found that insurers have been pushing some of their risk to consumers by capping how much they will pay to replace a home, for example, or refusing to pay extra to account for higher material costs or to meet modern construction codes.

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Meanwhile construction of new hotels, roads, offices and factories-the nonresidential projects that account for 90% of United's business-is likely to improve.

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