Now if lowering the housing standards were such a success, he is now going to move onto the condos, and presumably eventually get to the apartments.

因为如果降低普通房贷的门槛,奏效的话，他现在要向高级公寓进军，可能最后将这个政策延伸到公寓。

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He says the boards are complicit in lowering standards because of competition between them for business.

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Unions fear part-time jobs will be axed, adding to the burden on remaining workers and lowering standards.

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The boards are therefore obliged to compete with each other by lowering standards.

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