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Meaning of “there to” in this sentence [closed]

Sentence: Johnson said he expects tremendous Asian buying on dips and demand by central banks there to more than offset fast-money-type selling by Western financial institutions. I'm ...
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(out of the year) VS (during the year)

I read this sentence: In the Arctic tundra, temperatures are below freezing for nine months out of the year. Why didn't the writer use "during the year"? What is the difference between "during ...
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What does “as” mean in this sentence? [closed]

I have two questions here, and they are both from an article at Economist.com. Here is the link: http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2012/10/citi-loses-its-boss The First Question: What does as ...