Levees can be overwhelmed to the extent that independent flood protection systems become tightly coupled systems spreading the disaster further .
堤岸可以被淹没,以致于独立的防波堤系统成为使灾难进一步蔓延的紧密耦合系统。
Better technology coupled with new payment systems will not solve the acute problems faced by newspapers today , but should eventually provide new models to enable news to flourish in the digital age .
Bankers said the more stringent rules on capital and liquidity , coupled with changes that would stop the practice of letting financial groups choose their regulators , would cause profound changes in the industry .