And even some countries that live roughly within their means have gross liabilities to the rest of the world that are difficult to roll over.

而且甚至有些在财力范围内生存的国家对其余很难翻身的国家有总债务。

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Also (though Mr Cable does not make this very nerdy point), it's worth remembering that the government measure - net debt - is what you get when you subtract the government's assets from its gross liabilities (debt).

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By 1993 the Greek government's liabilities had reached a crippling 110% of the nation's gross domestic product.

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