These were essentially put options, with limited upside and a low but real probability of catastrophic losses.

这些本质上都是看跌期权，潜在利润有限，产生灾难性损失的概率虽小但确实存在。

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Should Rooney fail to make the starting line-up against Milan tomorrow night, United, who go into the game with a 3-2 aggregate lead, would be left with limited attacking options.

鲁尼有可能不会在明早对米兰的比赛先发出场，那样曼联将只剩很少的攻击手段，尽管曼联在第一回合以3比2的比分领先。

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When faced with a leak your options are limited.

在面对泄漏时，您的选择将受到限制。

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In addition,he said the government's options for dealing with AIG's collapse were limited from the start.

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But the President of the Puntland State of Somalia, Abdirahman Mohamed Farole, appealed for foreign assistance to stable areas of the country, saying this would be the best way to prevent extremist groups from expanding areas they control: "There are limited options for dealing with extremists and terrorist threats in Somalia.

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Faced with limited options, Col Gaddafi turned abroad for media airtime, using two new pro-Gaddafi stations.

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King, who was replaced by Jamie Carragher during the 1-1 draw, has been ruled out for three weeks, leaving coach Fabio Capello with limited options ahead of their upcoming Group C games against Algeria and Slovenia.

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Maria, it was not a thrilling match it was played at roughly three-quarters speed, sometimes far less than that. (Exhibition tennis is a little like airline food: sufficient when trapped with limited options, but no comparison to an authentic meal.) Roddick won 7-5, 7-6, a meaningless but still conspicuous result, as Federer owns a 21-2 lifetime record when the stakes are real.

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