The financial crisis started in the United States when massive defaults on home loans led several major Banks to close down or merge.

金融危机是从美国开始的，起源于大规模房贷拖欠导致几家大银行倒闭或者濒临倒闭。

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Major: An int to describe the type of event; defaults to -1.

major：一个整型值，用于描述事件的类型；缺省值为- 1。

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This is a major improvement over the metal / ocean look that NetBeans 5.5 defaults to on X11.

对于缺省主题是metal/ocean的NetBeans 5.5来说，这是一个主要的改变。

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Otherwise, major defaults from excess debts may destructively extinguish some of the excess money.

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The question is, where is the leadership that will make it happen before credit costs are so high, a major economy like Italy defaults instead of Greece.

FORBES: Where Is U.S. And European Leadership?

Norquist advised against taking an all-or-nothing approach in which the nation defaults on its debt unless major cuts (and no revenue hikes) are instituted.

FORBES: Where Is Nancy Reagan When We Need Her?