They were saddled with "take or pay" contracts that obliged them to buy fixed quantities of gas far above what they could sell and at prices way above those on the spot market.

他们签署了一系列“照付不议”的合同，必须以大大高于现货市场的价格购买固定数量的天然气，而很大一部分根本就卖不出去。

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Thieves are getting more professional. The measures they'll take to steal a car, change its identity and sell it on are more sophisticated and harder to spot than ever.

现在，盗车贼们变得越来越专业化。他们采取盗车的方法，改变车辆身份的方法和销赃的方法越来越复杂和难以被发现。

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BHP wants to move the selling and pricing of iron ore away from establishing a yearly benchmark, preferring to sell based on market spot prices.

必和必拓不希望围绕着年度基准价格来进行铁矿石销售和定价，它更希望基于市场中的现货价格进行销售。

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Among the players in an alleged scheme to sell a spot on this year's New York City mayoral ballot is one of the rarest of figures in local politics: a Republican from the Bronx.

WSJ: Allegations Shedding New Light on Republican Party in the Bronx

If you went long on the close, that would be a good spot to sell half.

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Because the fund is closed-ended (investors have to leave their capital in for ten years), it can buy art on the spot for cash at good prices and cannot be forced to sell at a loss to meet redemptions.

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