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6 Jan 15 Multi-million pound Derry takeover

Tue, 6 Jan 15

On today's podcast a Derry software company 8over8 is bought for ￡27m by a Cambridge IT firm Aveva, we hear from the CEOs of both companies; oil prices continue to fall; ￡2m has been invest in small businesses here but what impact has it really had? NI is most affordable¹ region and district in UK for first time buyers and House of Fraser have record Christmas trade.

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adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。