Yet most bankruptcy laws are geared to the leisurely counting of assets or liabilities in an industrial firm over months, sometimes years.

但是绝大多数破产法律仍只适用于在数月甚至一年内不慌不忙的清算工业企业的资产和负债情况。

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Even when the debts to their executives total in the billions, most companies lump them into 'other liabilities'; only a few then identify amounts attributable to deferred pay.

虽然这些欠高管的钱规模已达数十亿之巨，但大多数公司仍将这笔款项归入了“其他负债”；只有少数几家公司会指明那些可以归为递延薪酬的部分。

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The first and most damaging run on the bank took place in its other short- and medium-term wholesale liabilities (see chart 5).

对该银行产生的最早且最严重的破坏发生在短中期大规模债务中。

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This means that they are safe from bankruptcy, divorce and most tax liabilities.

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Also, their two big accomplishments--the stimulus bill and the health care bill (assuming it passes)--are mixed bags at best, and most likely liabilities in the swing districts the Dems will have to hold to stay in power.

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Mr Huntsman's service as envoy in Beijing until April this year is seen as one of his most significant liabilities, with some staunchly conservative Republicans viewing his work for Mr Obama as a betrayal of the Republican Party.

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