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Built to suit lease arrangement, indemnification agreements, maximum percentage payment of funded amount in event of default.

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Built to suit lease arrangement, indemnification agreements, maximum percentage payment of funded amount in full recourse events.

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Term of lessee's finance lease renewal for lease not yet commenced, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash inflow from borrowings to finance the cost of construction.

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