The money to plug a hole in the Irish banks' balance-sheets can come only from four sources: central-bank reserves, printing money, taxpayer funds and foreign loans.

用于弥补爱尔兰银行资产负债表窟窿的资金只能来源于四个方面：央行准备金，印发新钞，税款以及外国贷款。

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A plug had been inserted in the drill hole.

那个钻孔里已经塞上了塞子。

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To plug the hole, it borrowed money from the Credit Guarantee fund, a deposit-protection scheme that is funded and run by Banks.

该集团从信用担保基金，一个由银行出资和操作的存款保护计划借款来弥补该亏空。

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As well as trying to come up with growth-enhancing measures, British treasury chief George Osborne will be under pressure to plug a hole in the public finances after an auction of the next generation of mobile phone licenses reaped less than anticipated.

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Steve has been a great friend, a tremendous colleague over the past four years, working on a whole range of energy issues, but also designing a cap to plug a hole in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico when nobody else could figure it out.

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Levitre will help plug a big hole on the Titans' offensive line after five-time All-Pro left guard Steve Hutchinson announced his retirement earlier Tuesday.

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