Pressure has increased on Republican lawmakers to make concessions to avoid an Aug. 2 debt default.

不断增加的压力让共和党的议员们做出让步, 以避免8月2日债务违约。

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But a sharp jump in the cost of protecting against a Lehman debt default suggests that doubts are creeping in.

但是保护莱曼的债务不受违约的成本在迅速上升，这表明疑虑正在悄然跟进。

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Such has been the pace of development that nobody could have been surprised by the debt default now threatened.

随着时间推移，如今已经没有人对目前的债务违约威胁感到惊讶。

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Fears of a wider-ranging debt default affecting other banks drove Japan's Nikkei index down two percent.

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The odds of a sovereign-debt default have shortened, making other risks seem less improbable as well.

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Fears of a European sovereign debt default and contagion have led to indiscriminate panic-selling.

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Domingo Cavallo, Argentina 's economy minister, tried to banish fears of a debt default.

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