Treasury-bond fails fell after the Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG), an industry body, introduced penalties for late settlement in 2009.

行业机构债券市场监委会在2009年推行了过期付款罚金政策之后，国债交货失败的数量也减少了。

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In the late twentieth century, archaeologists discovered the remains of a sophisticated people whose settlement might have been the hub of a civilization few people even thought existed.

在20世纪后期，考古学家发现了一个复杂民族的遗迹，他们的居住地可能是一个鲜为人知的文明中心。

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Late last week, a federal judge in California gave preliminary approval to a settlement of the class action lawsuit regarding Facebook's Beacon program.

上周，一名加州联邦法官初步批准了一项有关Facebook Beacon(灯塔)广告计划的群体诉讼协议。

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In a statement released on Wednesday morning, RBS said it was still in "late-stage settlement discussions" with US and UK authorities over "potential settlements".

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The urns were found at the entrance to a late Iron Age defended settlement.

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Thursday's court action focused on a settlement reached late last year between the Malkins and a group of investors who filed a class-action lawsuit against the plan.

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