1. The Conservatives' planning reform explicitly gives rural development priority over conservation, even authorising "off-plan" building where local people might object. 保守党的计划改革明确将农村发展置于（自然）保护之上，甚至批准在当地居民可能反对的地方建设“计划外”的建筑。
2. It appears to have little cash flow to meet payments - as well as relying on debt, it also sold most developments off-plan, with new developments now on hold. 目前的情况表明，该公司没有足够的现金流以偿还这些债务，也无法获得新的贷款，与此同时，它已经把大部分未开发项目的楼花售出，而这些项目眼下都暂停开发了。
3. A lot of Chinese who bought apartments off-plan three years ago are now finding it difficult to find finance as Australian Banks have blocked lending to foreign buyers. 随着澳大利亚银行阻止对外国买家放贷，许多在三年前买了期房的中国人发现他们现在很难找到贷款。
4. They had wanted it to be a surprise but the plan didn't come off. 他们本想一鸣惊人，然而计划却流产了。
5. Their plan was called off at the eleventh hour. 他们的计划在最后时刻被取消了。
