Given the recession, the organisers expected a low turnout this year.

由于最近经济萧条，今年的主办方本以为行情不如往年。

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Mr Sarkozy's success was impressive given the recession, the tendency of French voters to punish incumbents and his own unpopularity.

经济不景、法国选举者有惩罚在位者的倾向以及萨科齐最近支持率偏低，在这样的背景下萨科齐本次成功更是令人印象深刻。

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So how has the recession impacted healthy disruptions to a given industry?

衰退是如何影响对特定行业的健康性破坏的？

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Obviously given the recession, I'm pretty sure we have a big deficit.

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Brian Coulton, head of global economics at Fitch Ratings, told the Today programme that there has been "surprising stickiness" in the rate of inflation, currently at 3.2%, which has not fallen as fast as the bank had expected, given the recession, "and that's something the bank has to worry about" when considering interest rates.

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