These swaps are used to speculate on the likelihood of a borrower repaying its debt.

这些互换是用来对借款人偿还贷款的可能性作投机用的。

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The popularity of warranties should logically depend on the likelihood of a product’s failure, says Mr Kalra.

卡尔拉认为保单的普及，理论上应该取决于产品发生故障的可能性。

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Among children born in 2000, however, parental wealth alone had no effect on the likelihood that a child would be diagnosed.

但是，在2000年出生的孩子中，父母财产这一单一因素对儿童的被诊断率并没有影响。

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"Black women, who are more likely to be uninsured, are living in communities where there is limited access to the healthy foods and exercise and activity that is necessary from childhood on to reduce the likelihood of obesity and chronic illnesses."

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Traders are now focused on the likelihood of a bid from Australian mineral producer, BHP Billiton.

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The Environment Agency will carry out a further assessment on the likelihood of a continuing drought early next year.

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That depends on the likelihood of substantially similar (but not identical) index funds or ETFs getting around the IRS wash sale rules.

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