In bad times, a collapse in land prices may lead to mass bankruptcy and threaten to destroy leveraged financial institutions.

在市场低迷时期，土地价格的暴跌可能导致大量破产，并可能压垮债务过多的金融机构。

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The FAO says that 23m hectares of arable land have been withdrawn from production in the former Soviet Union since its collapse, some of which could be put to use.

英国粮食农业组织说，23万公顷的可耕种土地在苏联解体后未投入使用，现在其中部分可以投入使用了。

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Land access has been cut off by the collapse of a bridge and the blocking of a back road.

道路交通已经中断，因为有一座桥梁垮塌，另有一条小路也被堵住。

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FAO, some 300, 000 hectares (1, 170 square miles) of land have simply been abandoned because of the collapse of the irrigation system and the lack of pesticides, fertilisers and machinery.

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When the land-based routes became less accessible after the collapse of the Mongol empire, European traders sought a sea-based alternative.

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Scarborough Borough Council said the four privately-owned properties would have to be pulled down after "further significant land slippage earlier this week put them at risk of collapse".

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