Others keep a low profile to avoid the predatory state.

其他的商人则以低姿态来避开锋芒。

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Foreign investors, who used to enjoy some protection from state predatory behavior, have also fallen victim to this in the downturn.

外国投资者虽然过去在免受国有部门侵害方面能够受到一些保护，但在本轮经济低迷期间他们也沦为了这方面的受害者。

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Though state law limits the interest rate that Banks and Florida-based credit-card companies can charge to 18 percent a year, predatory businesses on the financial fringe are flourishing.

虽然联邦法律把银行和佛罗里达州的信用卡公司所摄取的年利率控制在18%以内，但边缘性的商业掠夺形式还是照样兴盛。

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But a bigger concern for most Pakistanis is the state of their broken and predatory institutions, which have helped to make Pakistan unstable and prone to extremism.

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It was investigated for predatory lending by state prosecutors, and the company now faces a class-action lawsuit from borrowers.

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When the outcry catches up with them, the crooks simply move to another office in another state and resume their predatory ways.

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