因为他还不是全薪中校，更遑论将军，很明显他作为平民的影响力要比军人大。

Since he was not yet a full colonel, let alone a general, it was clear that he could be more influential as a civilian.

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但是马来西亚国家石油公司的薪资并不能和竞争对手有竞争力的薪资相提并论，因为它坚持马来西亚的薪级。

But Petronas cannot match the salaries dangled by rivals, since it sticks to Malaysian pay scales.

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无法对货币贬值的话，要恢复竞争力就需要痛苦的财政紧缩措施和薪限措施。

Without the ability to devalue, the restoration of competitiveness requires painful austerity measures and wage restraint.

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